Tom Waits on Tom Waits: Interviews and EncountersChicago Review Press, 1 серп. 2011 р. - 480 стор. Tom Waits, even with his barnyard growl and urban hipster yawp, may just be what the Daily Telegraph calls him: &“the greatest entertainer on Planet Earth.&” Over a span of almost four decades, he has transformed his music and persona not to suit the times but his whims. But along with Bob Dylan, he stands as one of the last elder statesmen still capable of putting out music that matters. Journalists intent upon cracking the code are more likely to come out of a Waits interview with anecdotes about the weather, insects, or medieval medicine. He is, in essence, the teacher we wished we had, dispensing insights such as: &“Vocabulary is my main instrument;&” &“We all like music, but what we really want is for music to like us;&” &“Anything you absorb you will ultimately secrete;&” &“Growth is scary, because you're a seed and you're in the dark and you don't know which way is up, and down might take you down further into a darker place . . .;&” and &“There is no such thing as nonfiction. . . . People who really know what happened aren't talking. And the people who don't have a clue, you can't shut them up.&” Tom Waits on Tom Waits is a selection of over fifty interviews from the more than five hundred available. Here Waits delivers prose as crafted, poetic, potent, and haunting as the lyrics of his best songs. |
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... thought it was a terrific song, so I listened to the set.” He watched, he listened, and the wheels started turning. Here was an artist who could make some intriguing records. “After [the show], I said that I was interested in him. He ...
... thought he'd like to do it—I don't know. I don't know him; I don't talk to him. HL: I guess you performed in San Diego? TW: I played around San Diego quite a bit for a couple of years while there were clubs still open down there—it's ...
... thoughts on burgeoning fame: “I wonder if it's a blessing or a curse for an artist to get recognition. I've gotten a little exposure, but not enough to make my head spin and I'm glad about that. I did a three-week East Coast tour ...
... thought I did real well in spite of everything. HL: It seems like such a massive challenge. TW: It is, but it's good, because I guess you can really get tired of performing for people who just think you're the greatest thing since ...
... thought, so it'll come out in September; we'll see what happens then, I guess. On a record you're faced with a real collective effort with so many people that have to be happy with it so it's not one man's decision at all. I enjoy ...
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January 23 1979Tom Waits for No One | 107 |
Heartattack and Vine 1980 | 113 |
Swordfishtrombones 1983 | 129 |
Rain Dogs 1985 | 151 |
Late 1985Rain Dogs Tourbook | 164 |
Franks Wild Years 1987 | 181 |