If you are making a record, you are the one saying 'action', and you are the one saying 'cut,' and you have to be sure that the most interesting thing is not going on outside the frame. Tom Waits actioncutframe 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
When I was younger, I wanted to be older. Now I am older, I am not quite so sure. Tom Waits oldwantyoung Change image and share on social
I do like books on anatomy. I have to say I'm an amateur physician, I guess. Tom Waits amateuranatomybook Change image and share on social
I don't know if any genuine, meaningful change could ever result from a song. It's kind of like throwing peanuts at a gorilla. Tom Waits changegenuinegorilla Change image and share on social
For a songwriter, you don't really go to songwriting school; you learn by listening to tunes. And you try to understand them and take them apart and see what they're made of, and wonder if you can make one, too. Tom Waits learnlistenmake share on social
The only thing worse than being in the Hall of Fame is not being in the Hall of Fame. Tom Waits badlyfamehall 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
If you record the sound of bacon in a frying pan and play it back, it sounds like the pops and cracks on an old 33 1/3 recording. Almost exactly like that. You could substitute it for that sound. Tom Waits backbaconcrack Change image and share on social
As a kid, I did want to be an old-timer, since they were the ones with the big stories and the cool clothes. I wanted to go there. Now, I guess I want to bring that with me and go back in time. Tom Waits backbigbring Change image and share on social
