
I used to think that Tom Waits was sort of a joke. Then again, back in high school, I also used to think that Dashboard Confessional was the greatest thing since the discovery of popcorn. But after recently seeing his hilarious dialogue with Iggy Pop in "Coffee and Cigarettes" and, even more recently, his amazing performance as the Devil in "The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus", I have come to discover the genius of this all-around artist. Waits' voice alone is eccentric and perplexing. I have heard tall tales of the history of his voice from [...]