Writing songs is like capturing birds without killing them. Sometimes you end up with nothing but a mouthful of feathers.
Tom WaitsJimmy Stewart said he stopped making movies because he didn't like the way he looked on screen anymore. I'm more the guy who says I look like hell but I'm going to see where it gets me.
Tom WaitsI don't go to church on Sunday, don't get on my knees to pray, or memorize the books of the Bible, I got my own special way
Tom WaitsYou cannot really be too concerned with what people think of you. You're on your own adventure of growth and discovery. So it's not always good to be who people think you are, especially if you subscribe to it as well ... which is easily done, because then you don't have to figure out who you are, you just ask somebody else.
Tom Waits