George Bush is a fan of mine, he came to see me in the Seventies. His coke dealer brought him.
Tom WaitsWhen you're writingโ you're conjuring. It's a ritualโ and you need to be brave and respectful and sometimes get out of the way of whatever it is that you're inviting into the room.
Tom WaitsSometimes words are just music themselves. Like 'Chicago' is a very musical sounding name.
Tom Waits