“I like things that are kind of falling apart," he admitted to another interviewer. "[Because] I come from a broken home, I guess. I like things that have been ignored or need to be put back together.” Broken FamilyTom Waits Book:Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits Source: Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits
“I settle for a radio station that’s currently playing a Tom Waits track. That man has so much gravel in his voice that, if he coughed, you could build a road with the contents of his phlegm.” MusicPhlegmTom Waits Book:Cafe Insomniac Source: Cafe Insomniac