Tom Waits

"Any image I have, it's just what I do, but it comes off as being very pretentious. When you're a bit in the public astigmatism, anything you do seems like you did it so somebody would see you do it, like showing up at the right parties."

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Source: Tom Waits: 'I'm a night-owl reporter' - a classic interview from the vaults. Interview with Richard Cromelin, www.theguardian.com. August 7, 2012.

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Tom Waits

Tom Waits

Singer-songwriter, Actor

Tom Waits is an influential American singer-songwriter known for his distinctive voice and evocative lyrics that explore themes of love and struggle.

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