James Carl Inkanish, Jr. (Jimmy Carl Black) Quotes

I had pretty much raised my kids and my first wife and I were divorced, so I began, in earnest, to start my musical career again. Going for the big record deal and all of that.

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• I had pretty much raised my kids and my first wife and I were divorced, so I began, in earnest, to start my musical career again. Going for the big record deal and all of that.

  

  James Carl Inkanish, Jr.
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