"The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering. It cheapens and degrades the human experience, when it should inspire and elevate."
Thomas Alan Waits is an American singer, songwriter, composer and actor. His lyrics often focus on society's underbelly and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He began in the folk scene during the 1970s, but his music since the 1980s has reflected the influence of such diverse genres as rock, jazz, Delta blues, opera, vaudeville, cabaret, funk and experimental techniques verging
"Our Father, who art in Cribari, hallowed be thy glass. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in the lounges. Give us this day our daily splash, and forgive us our hangovers as we forgive those who continue to hangover against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil...and somebody give us all a ride home."
"Well, I’d rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy."
"If I exorcise my devils, well, my angels may leave too."
"And sometime around 2 AM you end up taking advantage of yourself. Aint no way around that. Making a scene with a magazine."
"Im so goddamn horny, the crack of dawn better be careful around me!"
"If you get far enough away youll be on your way back home."