I’m just trying to make a buck like everyone else.
TOM WAITSFor a songwriter, you don’t really go to songwriting school; you learn by listening to tunes. And you try to understand them and take them apart and see what they’re made of, and wonder if you can make one, too.
More Tom Waits Quotes
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Sing me a rainbow. Steal me a dream.
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Don’t you know there ain’t no devil, it’s just god when he’s drunk.
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Well you say that it’s gospel, But I know that it’s only church.
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I don’t have a drinking problem ‘Cept when I can’t get a drink.
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I sold a quart of blood and bought a half a pint of scotch.
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I made a wish on a sliver of moonlight A sly grin and a bowl full of stars.
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You know, we just buy music now. We don’t make it any more. And that goes for just about everything. I think it’s so important that people develop and subscribe to and have confidence in their own ability to make music, however rough it is.
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If there’s one thing you can say about mankind, there’s nothing kind about man.
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I never told the truth so i can never tell a lie.
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The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering.
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And the earth died screaming, while I lay dreaming.
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I like my music with the rinds and the seeds and pulp left in.
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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.
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You can learn a lot about a woman by getting smashed with her.
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Don’t look back, because someone might be gaining on you.
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