I saw a crow building a nest, I was watching him very carefully, I was kind of stalking him and he was aware of it. And you know what they do when they become aware of someone stalking them when they build a nest, which is a very vulnerable place to be? They build a decoy nest. It's just for you.
Tom WaitsFor a songwriter, you don't really go to songwriting school; you learn by listening to tunes. And you try to understand them and take them apart and see what they're made of, and wonder if you can make one, too.
Tom WaitsIt's cold out there, colder than a ticket taker's smile at the Ivar Theatre on a Saturday night.
Tom WaitsI'm not fighting for justice. I am not fighting for freedom. I am fighting for my life and another day in the world here.
Tom Waits