Tom Waits Quotes


It's a battered old suitcase to a hotel someplace, and a wound that will never heal. No prima donna, the perfume is on an old shirt that is stained with blood and whiskey. Goodnight to the street sweepers, the night watchmen flame keepers and goodnight, Matilda, too.


Citations

Waits, Tom. "Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)." Small Change, Asylum Records, 1976.

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Tom Waits
Tom Waits
  • Born: December 7, 1949
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Composer, Actor

Thomas Alan Waits is an American singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and actor. His lyrics often focus on the underbelly of society and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He worked primarily in jazz during the 1970s, but his music since the 1980s has reflected greater influence from blues, rock, vaudeville, and experimental genres.