I think I have an adrenaline addiction, no question about that. Tom Waits addictionadrenalinequestion Change image and share on social
Mostly, I straddle reality and the imagination. My reality needs imagination like a bulb needs a socket. My imagination needs reality like a blind man needs a cane. Tom Waits blindbulbcane Change image and share on social
I knelt at the altar of Ray Charles for years. I worked at a restaurant, and that's all there was on the jukebox. Tom Waits altarcharlejukebox Change image and share on social
If people are a little nervous about approaching you at the market, it's good. I'm not Chuckles The Clown. Or Bozo. I don't cut the ribbon at the opening of markets. I don't stand next to the mayor. Hit your baseball into my yard, and you'll never see it again. Tom Waits approachbaseballbozo share on social
I always had a great appreciation for jazz, but I'm a very pedestrian musician. I get by. I like to think that my main instrument is vocabulary. Tom Waits appreciationgreatinstrument Change image and share on social
When you're writing, you're conjuring. It's a ritual, and you need to be brave and respectful and sometimes get out of the way of whatever it is that you're inviting into the room. Tom Waits braveconjureinvite Change image and share on social
I don't like listening to records a lot after they're done. There's just no real nourishment there for me. Tom Waits listenlotnourishment Change image and share on social
I didn't really identify with the music of my own generation, but I was very curious about the music of others. Tom Waits curiousgenerationidentify Change image and share on social
I think all songs should have weather in them. Names of towns and streets, and they should have a couple of sailors. I think those are just song prerequisites. Tom Waits couplenameprerequisite Change image and share on social
Their memory's like a train: you can see it getting smaller as it pulls away And the things you can't remember Tell the things you can't forget that History puts a saint in every dream. Tom Waits dreamforgethistory Change image and share on social
