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Tom Waits Quotes

I always had a great appreciation for jazz, but I'm a very pedestrian musician. I get by. I like to think that my main instrument is vocabulary.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: December 7, 1949

Topics

Great Appreciation Think Jazz Always

It's very strange to go from being completely secluded and doing your own work for yourself, to having an audience - and having an audience that's aware of what you do and expects you to do things that they like. It can make things difficult.

Work Yourself Doing You Go Strange

I'm something of a black belt at break-ups. I have had two long-term relationships in my life, both of 10 years, both resulting in children, and both very much over. Things end. It is how you manage them being over that's key.

Life Children Black Key End My Life

People are either born hosts or born guests.

People Born Guests Either Hosts

I don't treat the band like I'm above them or that they're a hired hand for me. We've never worked that way. So I'm a team player. I would be very uncomfortable having to do this alone.

Alone Me Team Treat Uncomfortable

When 'We Will Rock You,' the musical, launched, I was amazed at how successful it was. It attracted a new generation of fans. Freddie would have loved it. He was quite into that sort of stuff.

Loved Generation You New Rock Will

I am too old to die young, and too young to grow up.

I Am Grow Die Young Grow Up Old

I want to be a part of bringing people together and sharing that love.

Demetrius Shipp, Jr.

Love Together People Sharing Want

I was a history major at Princeton University; I took exams in war and diplomacy, and I find those things very fascinating.

History War Find University Things

Here's the problem with talking about who I voted for. If I say I voted for Romney, then everybody's like, 'Of course.' If I say I voted for Obama, everybody's like, 'Of course.' And then I'm no longer the guy you can't figure out.

Problem Talking You Say Out Here

I assume everyone around me is older because they look more responsible.

Armando Iannucci

Me Look More Responsible Everyone

I don't want to knock photography, and I don't feel that film is up there but photography isn't. I think they're next to each other really, you know. There's an incredible strength to a still picture. Or there can be an incredible strength to a still picture that can outlive you. That can outlive a film.

Strength Think Picture Photography

When we read dystopia, we root for these people to break free because we are these people; hoping and fighting against things that are bigger than ourselves.

People Free Fighting Break Bigger

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