Ah, the blessings of the cursed.
Shane McGowan’s torrid and mighty voice is mud and roses punched out with swaggering stagger, ancient longing that is blasted all to hell. A Bard’s bard, may he cast his spell upon us all forevermore.
Tom Waits (ANTI-)
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Tom Waits (ANTI-)
@tomwaits
Joined November 2009
- I don't want to have to shout it out I don't want my hair to fall out I don't want to be filled with doubt I don't want to be a good boy scout I don't want to have to learn to count I don't want to have the biggest amount I don't want to grow up Happy birthday Tom!
- When told by a critic his voice sounded like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smoke house for a few months and then taken outside and run over with a car, Tom said, “flattery will get you nowhere with me.” Photo: Clare O'Callahan
- Join us in wishing a Happy Birthday to the one and only Tom Waits!
- "We are buried underneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness.” — Tom Waits, True Confessions, Published May 20, 2008 Photo: Anton Corbijn
- 20 years ago today, Tom Waits’ Grammy winning album, Mule Variations, was first released. This album was widely acclaimed for its humanity, and its songs as a testament to Tom Waits legacy as one of the most important songwriters in America.
- Happy Birthday to Tom Waits! New profile image created by Casey Waits.
- “Jim Jarmusch once told me Fast, Cheap, and Good… pick two. If it’s fast and cheap it won’t be good. If it’s cheap and good it won’t be fast. If it’s fast and good it wont be cheap. Fast, cheap and good… pick (2) words to live by."
- Iggy Confidential. It was a growler of a show. In case you missed it, Waits co-hosted a special show with Iggy Pop. The episode is accessible for a month via the BBC Radio 6 website and the BBC Sounds app. More info: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…
00:00 - From all of us at ANTI, we want to wish Tom Waits a happy birthday. He is our beacon. His innovation, our inspiration. Music today wouldn’t be the same without him. We love you Tom!
- Hey Charlie, happy Xmas Tom Waits performs "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis" live on Australian TV in 1979
00:00 - The folks at Anti- would like to wish a very happy birthday today to our inimitable inspiration, Mr. Tom Waits!
- Iggy welcomes Tom Waits to the Confidential Show. The show will air on Iggy’s regular BBC Radio 6 Music slot at 8 am PST/11 am EST/4pm GMT on Sunday, December 3. The episode is accessible for a month after broadcast via the BBC website & Sounds app. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…
- I worry about a lot of things, but I don't worry about achievement... I worry primarily about whether there are nightclubs in heaven.
