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We are all just monkeys with money and guns.

Tom Waits

If people are a little nervous about approaching you at the market, it’s good. I’m not Chuckles The Clown. Or Bozo. I don’t cut the ribbon at the opening of markets. I don’t stand next to the mayor. Hit your baseball into my yard, and you’ll never see it again.
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Market Myself Nervous Open People See Yourself
On my gravestone, I want it to say, “I told you I was sick.”
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Funny Grave Myself Sick
The piano has been drinking, not me.
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Drink Funny Instrument Myself Piano
I have an audio stigmatism whereby I hear things wrong – I have audio illusions.
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Audio Illusion Myself Sick Wrong
The fact is most of the things that people know about me are made up. My own life is backstage. So what you “know” about me is only what I allowed you to know about me.
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Allow Fact Myself People Rumor Yourself
Songs are really just very interesting things to be doing with the air.
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Air Interest Song
I don’t think that you should be perfectly candid and frank about the intimate details of your personal life with the public at large. Subsequently, it creates considerable personal problems.
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Detail Intimate Myself Perfection Problem Thinking
I always liked the idea that America is a big facade. We are all insects crawling across on the shiny hood of a Cadillac. We’re all looking at the wrapping. But we won’t tear the wrapping to see what lies beneath.
TOM WAITS

Ideas Insect Lying Myself See
I think all songs should have weather in them. Names of towns and streets, and they should have a couple of sailors. I think those are just song prerequisites.
TOM WAITS

Couple Myself Song Thinking Weather
I hate Disneyland. It primes our kids for Las Vegas.
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Hate Myself Prime
The Universe is making music all the time.
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Music Time Universe
I’ve lost my equilibrium, my car keys, and my pride.
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Balance Car Myself Pride
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
When your down on your luck and you’ve lost all your dreams theres nothing like a campfire and a can of beans.
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Down Dreams Luck Yourself
She’s got the whole dark forest living inside of her.
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Forest Herself Live
Time is just memory Mixed in with Desire.
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Desire Memories Time

We are all just monkeys with money and guns.

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