Tom Waits

"Everything is explained now. We live in an age when you say casually to somebody 'What's the story on that?' and they can run to the computer and tell you within five seconds. That's fine, but sometimes I’d just as soon continue wondering. We have a deficit of wonder right now."

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Source: Song: Blind Love, Album: Rain Dogs

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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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