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I’d rather have a free bottle in front of me than a prefrontal lobotomy.

Tom Waits

I have an audio stigmatism whereby I hear things wrong – I have audio illusions.
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Audio Illusion Myself Sick Wrong
People get frightened that success is going to take them out of life. They’re no longer going to be on the corner of Bedlam and Squalor; life will only be something you can get through the mail.
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People Scare Success Yourself
Songs are really just very interesting things to be doing with the air.
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Air Interest Song
it ain’t no sin, to take off your skin and dance around in your bones
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Bone Dance Sin Skin Yourself
The folks who know the truth aren’t talking. The ones who don’t have a clue, you can’t shut them up!
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Talk Truth Yourself
I started out with nothing and I still got most of it left.
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Inspirational Myself Poor Reach Start
I’d rather have a free bottle in front of me than a prefrontal lobotomy.
TOM WAITS

Freedom Myself Science
Most of the people I admire, they usually smell funny and don’t get out much. It’s true. Most of them are either dead or not feeling well.
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Admire Death Feeling People
It’s rather mystifying when you think about writing songs – where they come from, and how they’re born.
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Born Mysterious Thinking Writing Yourself
I admit that I ain’t no angel, I admit that I ain’t no saint – I’m selfish and I’m cruel and I’m blind. If I exorcise my devils, well my angels may leave too. When they leave they’re so hard to find.
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Angel Blind Finding Hard Myself Selfish
If I exorcise my devils, all my angels may go, too.
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Angel Devil Myself
Don’t plant your days they turn into weeds.
TOM WAITS

Day Plant Yourself
Don’t look back, because someone might be gaining on you.
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Back Sight Yourself
You can learn a lot about a woman by getting smashed with her.
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Herself Learning Woman
The piano has been drinking, not me.
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Drink Funny Instrument Myself Piano
Writing songs is like capturing birds without killing them. Sometimes you end up with nothing but a mouthful of feathers.
TOM WAITS

Capture End Feature Song Writing

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