Most of us have the residue of thousands of songs in our ears, that if you end up songwriting, I think you're… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
If you walk with Jesus, he's gonna save your soul. You gotta keep the devil way down in the hole. He's got… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
If you are recording, you are recording. I don't believe there is such a thing as a demo or a temporary vocal.… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
If you can make a little painting for the ears with a few words, well, I like words; I like cutting them… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
Living with kids is like living with a bunch of drunks. You know you really have to be on your toes all… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
If there's one thing you can say about mankind, there's nothing kind about man. — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
Well you wave your hand and they scatter like crows They have nothing that will ever capture your heart They're just thorns… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
You cannot really be too concerned with what people think of you. You're on your own adventure of growth and discovery. So… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
If I want to walk out in the desert and heat up a can of beans on a fire, I still can.… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
I can't listen to so much music at the same time. I think you really have to have a diet. You're just… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
Most of us have the residue of thousands of songs in our ears, that if you end up songwriting, I think you're mostly smoking… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
Bill Hicks - blowtorch, excavator, truthsayer, and brain specialist. He will correct your vision. Others will drive on the road he built. — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
“an all time favorite: "The large print giveth, the small print taketh away.” — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
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… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering. — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
I'm always looking for sounds that are pleasing at the time. The sound of a helicopter is really annoying until you're drowning, and it's… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
I was born in the back seat of a Yellow Cab in a hospital loading zone and with the meter still running. I emerged… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
There's not much difference between what I appear to be on stage and what I am. I think people like that, that I'm not… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
