Jimmy Carl Black (February 1, 1938 – November 1, 2008), born James Carl Inkanish, Jr., was a drummer and vocalist for The Mothers of Invention. Read full biography of Jimmy Carl Black →
I've done every tour with them since then and will always be with them as long as they're together.
Most people are really cool and I really don't mind talking to them and answering their questions.
The fans have been very nice to me and I might say that all those fans that Frank said went away is not so.
We never got anything out of the recordings. I'm still as broke as I was when I was with the Mothers.
I don't know how Frank presented the old Mothers, since I never read the book. There might be some opinions on what he said, but I - or anyone... →
I got married about three years ago again to a wonderful German woman. Her name is Monika and she is beautiful. She is one of the biggest women Zappa... →
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... →
I think that the old Mothers started that trend of rehearsing long hours. We went as long as the later bands did except we didn't get paid for it... →
I use Windows; '98 second edition and it works very good for me. You know, I just started on the computer about 9 months ago and am fascinated... →
I was hoping for it to be possibly a movie career as I still would like to see that happen. I enjoyed making 200 Motels and did try out for a few... →
I went to work with a guy named Matt Fuller, who was a Mothers fan, and low and behold, Arthur was working for him also. We worked together for about... →
I'm doing it with a rock format and the words are about people living in harmony with Mother Earth. It's very important to me - and I feel it... →
My webmaster lives in Munich and is a very dear friend of mine. He is doing a great job on the site and it is constantly being updated and always... →
Jimmy Carl Black (February 1, 1938 – November 1, 2008), born James Carl Inkanish, Jr., was a drummer and vocalist for The Mothers of Invention.