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 WaitsWhen the weather's rough and it's whiskey in the rain it's best to wrap your savior up in cellophane.
Tom WaitsYou want soldiers who, when they get to a river after a long march, don't start rooting for their canteen in their pack, but just dive right in.
Tom Waits