Most vagabonds i knowed don't ever want to find the culprit that remains the object of their long relentless quest. The obsession's in the chasing and not the apprehending, the pursuit you see and never the arrest" - Tom Waits "Foreign Affairs

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

My first big gig was an opening show for Frank Zappa, and I think that was difficult.

Don't look back, because someone might be gaining on you.

I think all songs should have weather in them. Names of towns and streets, and they should have a couple of sailors. I think those are just song prerequisites.

You want soldiers who, when they get to a river after a long march, don't start rooting for their canteen in their pack, but just dive right in.

Most of the people I admire, they usually smell funny and don't get out much. It's true. Most of them are either dead or not feeling well.