I'd rather have a free bottle in front of me than a prefrontal lobotomy. Tom Waits bottlefreefront 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
You know when you throw a party, you think people will show up and no one will like each other. It's like that with music - parts of your musical psyche have never met other parts. You wonder if you should get them together. Tom Waits meetmusicmusical share on social
You almost have to create situations in order to write about them, so I live in a constant state of self-imposed poverty. I don't want to live any other way. Tom Waits constantcreateimpose Change image and share on social
Most people don't care if you're telling them the truth or if you're telling them a lie, as long as they're entertained by it. You find that out really fast. Tom Waits careentertainfast Change image and share on social
Music has generally involved a lot of awkward contraptions, a certain amount of heavy lifting. Tom Waits amountawkwardcontraption Change image and share on social
People say all kinds of things about the ingredients of songs. But you know they are a kind of magic, in the sense that they may easily include a stain on your bedroom wall... and a variety of mis-recollections. And then you name it after a girl's name that you just made up. Tom Waits bedroomeasilygirl share on social
I used to think that all great recordings happened at about 3 A.M. Tom Waits greathappenrecording Change image and share on social
I don't really like listening to the radio so much. Tom Waits listenradio Change image and share on social
I don't like the word 'poetry,' and I don't like poetry readings, and I usually don't like poets. I would much prefer describing myself and what I do as: I'm kind of a curator, and I'm kind of a night-owl reporter. Tom Waits curatordescribekind share on social