Was tiny tim gay

Tiny seemed very sincere about his singing and his ukelele and didn't appear to realize he was considered "special". Maybe he did off-stage, but he must have made some good money for a few years when he was wildly popular. I once saw him near Lincon Center on the street, probably in the late 80s-early 90s, and he had put on quite a bit of weight.

Tiny Tim: King for a Day

His woodshedding paid off once he started to run in the same circles as Bob Dylan, an avowed admirer, and direct cinema pioneers Jonas Mekas and D. Pennebaker Don't Look Back , who captured footage of him in clubs and at festivals. He also sat for portraits by Andy Warhol and Diane Arbus.

Falsetto in Tow, Tiny Tim Didn’t Tiptoe Around Traditional Troubadour Tropes

Obsessed with the music of a bygone era and performers like Rudy Vallee and Al Jolson, the natural tenor began singing in a high falsetto voice at first for attention. But then it became his calling card as an offbeat attraction in the clubs of Greenwich Village, where among his admirers was his occasional dining buddy, another young and struggling singer with an odd voice — Bob Dylan.

Tiptoeing Through the Bizarre Life (and Hygiene Practices) of Tiny Tim

He would spell out "S-E-X" when speaking of that subject. When he brushed his teeth, which he did four times a day, he used his own mixture of Crest, Macleans and Gleem to give them a significant shine. After his baths, he wouldn't dry off with a regular cloth towel, which he thought was just a vehicle to harbor germs.