Tiny Tim

Falsetto ukulele player

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Sayings by Tiny Tim

Ah, romance ... a wonderful thing that is spoiled by bad breath and body odors.

Undated, documented 2004 — Quote attributed to Tiny Tim in 'Tiny Tim and Mr. Plym: Life as We Knew It'
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Squirrels eat them to keep warm, and I'm going to do the same.

Undated, documented 2004 — His reasoning for eating lots of walnuts in the winter, documented in 'Tiny Tim and Mr. Plym: Life a…
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Tiny Tim proudly wore his long hair messed up, and during the twenty-five years Mr. Plym knew him, he never once picked up a comb.

Undated, documented 2004 — Description of a habit from 'Tiny Tim and Mr. Plym: Life as We Knew It'
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Well. I drink it. ... Yeah it has everything in it that you need it's got the onions. it's got the peppers. the tomatoes said 'It's a great healthy drink.' So I drink the salsa. and then I eat the raw potatoes. and grapefruit.

c. 1994 — Describing his unusual diet to an interviewer
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Oh no no no no this is all I need.

c. 1994 — Responding to an interviewer offering other food options, referring to his diet of salsa, raw potato…
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To touch them would ruin it. The important thing is just to have them near me.

1996 — Referring to women he admired, from an interview a few months before his death
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However, I still yearn and love to sing love songs to young, beautiful girls. My private parts may not function too well, but my heart for love and romance is on fire.

1996 — From an interview a few months before his death, reflecting on his desires
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everybody's good.

c. 1930s-1940s — Said to his mother when he was eight years old, after being teased
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I used to love Jessica Hahn, but now I love Stephanie Bohn.

Undated, but likely late 1980s/early 1990s — From his album 'Impotent', explicitly stating a transfer of affection
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I was trying to create the type of a fantasy I was trying to live in.

1968 — 1968 interview, explaining his persona
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nothing's impossible you know the good Lord said that in the scriptures. you know nothing's impossible with him and uh. and certainly that's the only answer I can tell right as long as there's life uh uh there's always a way.

1968 — 1968 interview, discussing his unexpected success
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The reason I started that [long hair] was uh to have something to go along with the high. voice i uh I felt that uh really it was a creation i I never advocated long hair for anybody. i only did this believe it or not to to go along with the style.

1968 — 1968 interview, explaining his long hair
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He used only Bounty Microwave or Job Squad disposable paper towels after his baths. Thought any cloth towel was a bit suspect.

Undated, documented 1996 — Description of his hygiene habits from a 1996 article, referencing his manager Stephen M. Plym
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He brushed his teeth four times a day with his own combination of Gleem, Macleans and Crest. Thanked God for Plax and was never without his Butler gum pick.

Undated, documented 1996 — Description of his hygiene habits from a 1996 article, referencing his manager Stephen M. Plym
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He could tell you every name of every song, who wrote it, who recorded it and in what year. He could tell you how it did on the charts and what he was wearing when he bought it and in what store.

Undated, documented 1996 — Description of his encyclopedic musical knowledge from a 1996 article
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He was pleased to report that he played a prison now and again.

Undated, documented 1996 — Description from a 1996 article about his later career
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Maybe he was just a guy who used Nivea Night Creme and European Collagen Complex every night of his life so he could appear as young as he was when he really was famous.

Undated, documented 1996 — Description of his personal care from a 1996 article
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Khaury would do nothing but be alone in his bedroom for the next few years, listening to records and studying them. Herbert spent countless hours in his room, and it worried his parents. As a result, they offered him vocal and guitar lessons to leave the house. He declined as music was the only teacher he needed.

c. 1940s-1950s, documented 2021 — Description of his reclusiveness and dedication to music from 'The Eccentric Life of Tiny Tim'
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My campaign fizzled as flat as this beer.

1989 — Interview with New York Daily News reporter, regarding his New York City mayoral bid
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The campaign had been his manager's idea, Tim said, 'and I just went along with it, but it never seemed to catch fire.'

1989 — Interview with New York Daily News reporter, regarding his New York City mayoral bid
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