When asked for advice for younger musicians:

"Break windows, smoke cigars, and stay up late. Tell 'em to do that, they'll find a little pot of gold."


Musician magazine, October 1987.

Tom Waits Quotes

Break windows, smoke cigars, and stay up late. Tell 'em to do that, they'll find a little pot of gold.

Break windows, smoke cigars, and stay up late. Tell 'em to do that, they'll find a little pot of gold.

Break windows, smoke cigars, and stay up late. Tell 'em to do that, they'll find a little pot of gold.

Break windows, smoke cigars, and stay up late. Tell 'em to do that, they'll find a little pot of gold.