Don't look back, because someone might be gaining on you. Tom Waits backgain Change image and share on social
Sometimes words are just music themselves. Like 'Chicago' is a very musical sounding name. Tom Waits chicagomusicmusical Change image and share on social
There's not much difference between what I appear to be on stage and what I am. I think people like that, that I'm not trying to pull a caper. Tom Waits caperdifferencepeople Change image and share on social
George Bush is a fan of mine, he came to see me in the Seventies. His coke dealer brought him. Tom Waits bringbushcoke Change image and share on social
I'd rather have a free bottle in front of me than a prefrontal lobotomy. Tom Waits bottlefreefront Change image and share on social
George Burns was a Vaudeville performer I particularly loved. Tom Waits burngeorgelove Change image and share on social
If you are recording, you are recording. I don't believe there is such a thing as a demo or a temporary vocal. Tom Waits demorecordtemporary Change image and share on social
The big print giveth and the small print taketh away. Tom Waits biggivethprint Change image and share on social
If you're in the middle of the ocean with no flippers and no life preserver and you hear a helicopter, this is music. You have to adjust to your needs at the moment. Tom Waits adjustflipperhear Change image and share on social
What you want is for music to love you back. That's why you pay your dues. You want to feel like you belong and are part of this symbiosis, metamorphosis, whatever you want to call it. Tom Waits backbelongcall Change image and share on social
