450 Quotes by Tom Waits

It's rather mystifying when you think about writing songs - where they come from, and how they're born.

I danced along a colored wind/ Dangled from a rope of sand

When I was younger, I wanted to be older. Now I am older, I am not quite so sure.

There's nothing that makes me laugh more than being in the situation where you're not supposed to laugh. Funerals. People crying. Breaking down. Telling you their life. I'm the worst. I'm the worst at that.

I don't really like listening to the radio so much.

...and I'm standing on the corner of Fifth and Vermouth.

You've gotta have somebody to trust, that knows a lot.

I was born in the back seat of a Yellow Cab in a hospital loading zone and with the meter still running. I emerged needing a shave and shouted 'Time Square, and step on it!'

It's the same with men as with horses and dogs, nothing wants to die.