Tom Waits is perhaps the most creative composer of the era. In my humble opinion.


"we'll do 100 miles per hour spendin'
someone elses dough
drive all the way to reno
on the wrong side of the road"

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Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
Calvin Coolidge (1872 - 1933)

dont know that much about his music, but...

he was GREAT in the altman film "Shortcuts"
he was teamed with lily tomlin as his wife.
they were a hard-drinking lovable bunch.

probably not too far from his reality. :p

He quit drinking in the 80's. His early stuff though is arguably his best. He wrote hit music for the eagles and bruce springstein.

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Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
Calvin Coolidge (1872 - 1933)

I don't know who wrote the song, but I have always gotten a kick out of Warm Beer and Cold Women on his Nighthawks at the Diner album.

Wasn't he John Walton on The Waltons

Gilly

no...........But he did a great movie " Down By Law" with Roberto Benigni, John Lurie, Ellen Barkin. A great picture of the seedy side of New Orleans.

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Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
Calvin Coolidge (1872 - 1933)