Tom Waits interviews himself here.
Excerpt:
Q: What is a gentleman?
A: A man who can play the accordion, but doesn't.
Q: Favorite Bucky Fuller quote?
A: "Fire is the sun unwinding itself from the wood".
Q: What do you wonder about?
A:
1. Do bullets know whom they are intended for?
2. Is there a plug in the bottom of the ocean?
3. What do jockeys say to their horses?
4. How does a newspaper feel about winding up papier-mache?
5. How does it feel to be a tree by a freeway?
6. Sometimes a violin sounds like a Siamese cat; the first violin strings were made from cat gut- any connection?
7. When is the world going to rear up and scrape us off its back?
8. Will we humans eventually intermarry with robots?
9. Is a diamond just a piece of coal with patience?
10. Did Ella Fitzgerald really break that wine glass with her voice?
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Other pharses coined by Tom Waits "busier than a one armed bass player", "Harder than Chinese Algebra", Tombstone inscription:
"I Told You I Was Sick!"
A certain type of person will note the inclusion of Boris the Spider in the list of some favorite songs.
Thank god BA has finally graced Lake Effect with a comment! We have been biting shit from your blog for months....
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