Music has generally involved a lot of awkward contraptions, a certain amount of heavy lifting.
Tom WaitsWhen you're a kid and you're trying to find your own voice, it's rather daunting to hear somebody like Howlin' Wolf, because you know that you'll never achieve that.
Tom WaitsMy reality needs imagination like a bulb needs a socket. My imagination needs reality like a blind man needs a cane.
Tom Waits