Every single song has its own individual character and you can't treat each song the same way, because it wants to be treated differently and there are songs that are like scared birds that you have to sneak up on over the course of months in the woods.
Tom WaitsI’ve always believed that the way you affect your audience is more important than how many of them are there.
Tom WaitsSometimes words are just music themselves. Like 'Chicago' is a very musical sounding name.
Tom WaitsChevrolet was puzzled when they discovered that their sales for the Chevy Nova were off the charts everywhere but in Latin America. They finally realized that "Nova" in Spanish translates to "no go." Not the best name for a car... anywhere "no va."
Tom Waits