Tom Rocks...literally...So, my question, is...what style of hat is that he's wearing....he wears it on the australian tv show interview....great hat...
Note how Tom knows how to cut the goofiness and hit the keyboards.....
It ain't a pork pie ...( 1 year ago by SCLOGSE)
It ain't a pork pie hat. I have one...and not a cheap one...this isn't a pork pie....think of lester young when you talk of pork pie....different shape.
That's such ...( 11 months ago by mikeincalifornia)
That's such beautiful piano playing. So simple, so perfect. Takes my breath away. Thanks for posting this.
great stuff...i guess he was doing a lot of blow and so many cigarettes and a six pack once in a while...
He wasn't into ...( 8 months ago by debibulated)
He wasn't into drugs. Booze, yes.
It's so ...( 8 months ago by scarabaeid)
It's so depressingly beautiful..
really? no drugs?? ...( 8 months ago by squirmypuppy)
really? no drugs???
he's got to be a pothead
all great musicians are
particularly blues/jazz/beatnik musicians
and he seems very coked out a lot
but he is a crazy bastard like that
even if you see him ...( 7 months ago by PlatonicFriend)
even if you see him now when he performs he does the same thing. I guess it helps his stagefright
He has never eluded ...( 7 months ago by PlatonicFriend)
He has never eluded to or admitted he did coke. all the musicians I know who were into that usually stated so. Eric clapton,the greatful dead, hell even woody gunthrie
Im reading a book ...( 7 months ago by chainyrabbit)
Im reading a book on him at the moment and it says hes never been intrested by drugs, only drink and smoke
I tend to disagree ...( 7 months ago by shanethepoet)
I tend to disagree with you. Not all great musicans are druggies. Ben Harper...great fucking musican not a drugy. But Tom Waits don't need crack or anyhting to be fucking awsome. He is my favorite musican without a doubt.
One of my favourite ...( 7 months ago by blackmanson)
One of my favourite songs. The lyrics tell an incredible story
yes he was - he was ...( 6 months ago by siasia2)
yes he was - he was hooked into the "big freeze" for a long while
I have heard that ...( 4 months ago by cmhimaging)
I have heard that Zappa was clean too. Funny that... so many people try to propagate the drugs=creativity clich é, but two of the most creative musicians I can think of didn't use.
amazing( 4 months ago by tone2thebone)
amazing
To people who don't ...( 4 months ago by NeverReality)
To people who don't know a lot about drugs it would appear that he is 'coked' out a lot. Honestly, I always thought that he dabbled in drugs that are worse then cocaine but I don't really know. Some of his later stuff, as beautiful as it is, comes off as pretty messed up.
He's definitely one of my favorite musicians, definitely a huge influence in my writing.
Before and for a ...( 4 months ago by tweetermkyman)
Before and for a while after he met Kathleen he was using drugs and drinking way more. After the birth of his children he has been clean. And to the guy who said Ben Harper is not a druggie, well he is a pot smoker, heavy pot smoker. There's even pictures of him smoking joints.
we all know that we ...( 3 months ago by rockrocket)
we all know that we can't compare tom waits with anybody. sorry ben harper's fan.
for me this is ...( 3 months ago by tone2thebone)
for me this is musical perfection, must have watched it over 100 times by now....
plain wonderful, ...( 1 month ago by strongf)
plain wonderful, nothing less! a musical genius, thats a FACT!
hahaha canadian tv ...( 2 weeks ago by leirgauk)
hahaha canadian tv rocks! stoner tv ftw!
He is a living ...( 1 week ago by Gballz1981)
He is a living piece of art,I wish I could write/play songs like this.
é, but two of the most creative musicians I can think of didn't use.