There's only one reason why you write new songs: You get sick of the old songs. It's not that I didn't do anything during the time when I wrote no songs. I was creative, but in another way. I had ideas for songs and collected the ideas.
Tom WaitsIโve never met anyone who made it with a chick because they owned a Tom Waits album. Iโve got all three, and itโs never helped me.
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