Most of the time I just tell ‘em stories, and if the stories are entertaining, who cares whether or not they’re true?
— What Tom Waits does with his kids.
We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness.
Mostly I straddle reality and the imagination. My reality needs imagination like a bulb needs a socket. My imagination needs reality like a blind man needs a cane. Math is hard. Reading a map. Following orders. Carpentry. Electronics. Plumbing. Remembering things correctly. Straight lines. Sheet rock. Finding a safety pin. Patience with others. Ordering in Chinese. Stereo instructions in German.
— Things that are hard for Tom Waits
My theory is that the innovators are the ones that open the door to things, and then behind them there’s a huge crowd and they are trampled by the crowd behind them.
Everything is sacred, nothing is profane, and money is something that you throw off the back of a train.
— Tom Waits - Always Keep a Diamond in Your Mind
