Sometimes the magnetism of a song is impossible to ignore, and it demands that it be sung in a certain way. Tom Waits demandignoreimpossible Change image and share on social
I'm just trying to make a buck like everyone else. Tom Waits buckmake 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
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
George Burns was a Vaudeville performer I particularly loved. Tom Waits burngeorgelove Change image and 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
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
I have a Chamberlain I bought from some surfers in Westwood many years ago. It's an early analog synthesizer; it operates on tape loops. It has 60 voices - everything from galloping horses to owls to rain to every instrument in the orchestra. Tom Waits agoanalogbuy 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
