And the earth died screaming, while I lay dreaming.
TOM WAITSAll the donuts have names that sound like prostitutes
More Tom Waits Quotes
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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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You have to keep busy. After all, no dog’s ever pissed on a moving car.
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I started out with nothing and I still got most of it left.
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Got a head full of lightning, a hat full of rain.
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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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I have an audio stigmatism whereby I hear things wrong – I have audio illusions.
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I sold a quart of blood and bought a half a pint of scotch.
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Well you say that it’s gospel, But I know that it’s only church.
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I like turning on two radios at once. I like hearing things wrong. I get a lot of ideas by mishearing things.
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The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering.
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There’s no prayer like desire.
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The piano has been drinking, not me.
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The ocean doesn’t want me today, But I’ll come back tomorrow to play. The riptide is waging And the life guard’s away But the ocean doesn’t want me today.
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There’s always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby.
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The beginning of it starts at the end.
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