Well it's hotter 'n blazes and all the long faces / there'll be no oasis for a dry local grazier
Tom WaitsEverything is explained now. We live in an age when you say casually to somebody 'What's the story on that?' and they can run to the computer and tell you within five seconds. That's fine, but sometimes Iād just as soon continue wondering. We have a deficit of wonder right now.
Tom WaitsThe first time I started listening to Irish music, I had a very strong connection. Strangely enough, there's a great many Japanese melodies and vocal styles that sound very much like Hungarian music. You start seeing all these cross-references and comparative, independent musical cultures.
Tom Waits