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Famous Tom Waits Quotes
“The large print giveth and the small print taketh away.”
“Songs are really just interesting things to be doing with the air”
“I think I have an adrenaline addiction, no question about that.”
“Sometimes words are just music themselves. Like 'Chicago' is a very musical sounding name.”
“Oh, I got a beautiful 1959 Cadillac Coupe DeVille four-door. No one will ride in it with me.”
“My first big gig was an opening show for Frank Zappa, and I think that was difficult.”
“I have an audio stigmatism whereby I hear things wrong - I have audio illusions.”
“I hope I'm becoming more eccentric. More room in the brain.”
“She pulls a razor from her boot and a thousand victims fall around her feet.”
“I'm the type of guy who'd sell you a rat's asshole for a wedding ring.”
“I'm usually more concerned with how things sound than how they look on the page.”
“I do some acting. And there's a difference between "I do some acting" and "I'm an actor."”
“With families and music, you're usually looking for something that can make you unique.”