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'Waits is always great company, as well as good copy, and his maverick voice and distinctive worldview are a delight to behold' (METRO )
'a well-chosen selection spanning Waits' 30-something years as a recording artist' (GUARDIAN )
'entertaining, illuminating, fascinating and often very funny book' (David Cheal DAILY TELEGRAPH )
'Splendid compilation...this mesmerising collection of writings and interviews from the past 30 years' (NEW STATESMAN )
'Coming after the three or four risible Waits biogs published thus far, 'Innocent When You Dream' is a welcome relief - a weighty dissection of Waits' life and work in the form of collected articles, reviews and poetry' (TIME OUT )
'No official autobiography of Waits exists, so this is as close as you'll get to one' (SUNDAY BUSINESS POST (DUBLIN) ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
'a well-chosen selection spanning Waits' 30-something years as a recording artist' (GUARDIAN )
'entertaining, illuminating, fascinating and often very funny book' (David Cheal DAILY TELEGRAPH )
'Splendid compilation...this mesmerising collection of writings and interviews from the past 30 years' (NEW STATESMAN )
'Coming after the three or four risible Waits biogs published thus far, 'Innocent When You Dream' is a welcome relief - a weighty dissection of Waits' life and work in the form of collected articles, reviews and poetry' (TIME OUT )
'No official autobiography of Waits exists, so this is as close as you'll get to one' (SUNDAY BUSINESS POST (DUBLIN) ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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'Waits is always great company, as well as good copy, and his maverick voice and distinctive worldview are a delight to behold' METRO 'a well-chosen selection spanning Waits' 30-something years as a recording artist' GUARDIAN 'entertaining, illuminating, fascinating and often very funny book' -- David Cheal DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Splendid compilation...this mesmerising collection of writings and interviews from the past 30 years' NEW STATESMAN 'Coming after the three or four risible Waits biogs published thus far, 'Innocent When You Dream' is a welcome relief - a weighty dissection of Waits' life and work in the form of collected articles, reviews and poetry' TIME OUT 'No official autobiography of Waits exists, so this is as close as you'll get to one' SUNDAY BUSINESS POST (DUBLIN)
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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In the absence of an autobiography, this collection of 38 interviews and profiles is essential for the Tom Waits fan. It opens with a foreword by Frank Black and an introduction by Mac Montandon.
Part One: Early Years, contains the following amongst many others: The 1974 press release for Heart Of Saturday Night by Waits himself; A short interview with Clark Peterson of Creem magazine from 1978 titled The Slime Who Came In From The Cold; from 1976, there is an article from Sweet & Sour, a long Zig Zag interview and a New Yorker article.
The 1977 Rolling Stone piece by David McGee is very informative and from 1979 there is a short Washington Post article. This section also contains a poem by Charles Bukowski with a short introduction noting that it captures the entire Waitsian world.
In Part Two: The Middle Years, I found the following to be the most compelling: Peter Sabbag's in-depth 1987 article from the Los Angeles Times Magazine, a long formal question and answer interview by Glen O'Brien in a 1985 Spin magazine, 20 Questions from a 1988 Playboy and another question and answer interview from 1989 with Elvis Costello in Option.
Part Three: These Days, offers inter alia the following informative pieces: A 1999 Billboard review of Mule Variations and a short 1999 live review by Jon Pareles from the New York Times. From the same year there is a short review by Luc Sante in The Village Voice and an engaging conversational piece by David Fricke in Rolling Stone. There is also a short question and answer session from a 2004 Vanity Fair.
This section concludes with Nirvana, a 1992 poem by Charles Bukowski. It was included because in an interview with Soma magazine in 2002, Waits referred to this as his favorite poem. The book concludes with a Discography and a Timeline from Waits' birth on 7th December 1949 to the release of his 2004 album Real Gone. The book documents his entire career and is perhaps better than any biography as it contain so many perspectives from so many different writers.
Part One: Early Years, contains the following amongst many others: The 1974 press release for Heart Of Saturday Night by Waits himself; A short interview with Clark Peterson of Creem magazine from 1978 titled The Slime Who Came In From The Cold; from 1976, there is an article from Sweet & Sour, a long Zig Zag interview and a New Yorker article.
The 1977 Rolling Stone piece by David McGee is very informative and from 1979 there is a short Washington Post article. This section also contains a poem by Charles Bukowski with a short introduction noting that it captures the entire Waitsian world.
In Part Two: The Middle Years, I found the following to be the most compelling: Peter Sabbag's in-depth 1987 article from the Los Angeles Times Magazine, a long formal question and answer interview by Glen O'Brien in a 1985 Spin magazine, 20 Questions from a 1988 Playboy and another question and answer interview from 1989 with Elvis Costello in Option.
Part Three: These Days, offers inter alia the following informative pieces: A 1999 Billboard review of Mule Variations and a short 1999 live review by Jon Pareles from the New York Times. From the same year there is a short review by Luc Sante in The Village Voice and an engaging conversational piece by David Fricke in Rolling Stone. There is also a short question and answer session from a 2004 Vanity Fair.
This section concludes with Nirvana, a 1992 poem by Charles Bukowski. It was included because in an interview with Soma magazine in 2002, Waits referred to this as his favorite poem. The book concludes with a Discography and a Timeline from Waits' birth on 7th December 1949 to the release of his 2004 album Real Gone. The book documents his entire career and is perhaps better than any biography as it contain so many perspectives from so many different writers.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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A superb look at a songwriting enigma, this book is great to browse at. Most of the articles are pretty short, and they include a wide variety of different takes on the same subject.
Tom is a chameleon in conversation, half playing up any schtick that'll sell his approach, and the other half are the genuine examinations of a musically radical performer who's produced masterful work.
Tom is a chameleon in conversation, half playing up any schtick that'll sell his approach, and the other half are the genuine examinations of a musically radical performer who's produced masterful work.
16 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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You get the feeling that there's a man inside Tom; a man guided by uncompromising, omnipotent, soul crushing emotional explosions.
Innocent When You Dream, the song, is stunning. If you can imagine a dusty library, red, leather-backed books stacked from floor to ceiling, an old wooden table with a candle on it, two creaky chairs, a spider the size of your head crawling across the ceiling and a dead relative lying under the floor-boards; and if you can imagine Dracula sitting at the table, his cloak long and sleek, awaiting a drink that's being thrown together by Jack the Ripper; and if you can hear in your mind what song these two ostracized, misunderstood miscreants would be listening to on the old gramophone, in their hour of need, when their loneliness is all too obvious, then you know what Innocent When You Dream sounds like.
This book, with it's collection of excellent interviews and articles, goes some way towards explaining Tom the myth. He's evasive, funny, unique and a brilliant read.
Innocent When You Dream, the song, is stunning. If you can imagine a dusty library, red, leather-backed books stacked from floor to ceiling, an old wooden table with a candle on it, two creaky chairs, a spider the size of your head crawling across the ceiling and a dead relative lying under the floor-boards; and if you can imagine Dracula sitting at the table, his cloak long and sleek, awaiting a drink that's being thrown together by Jack the Ripper; and if you can hear in your mind what song these two ostracized, misunderstood miscreants would be listening to on the old gramophone, in their hour of need, when their loneliness is all too obvious, then you know what Innocent When You Dream sounds like.
This book, with it's collection of excellent interviews and articles, goes some way towards explaining Tom the myth. He's evasive, funny, unique and a brilliant read.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Tom Waits - Everyones Favorite Uncle
An excellent book to flip through, wether you want to get to know Tom Waits on a more personal level or just see what he has been up to during his career. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Cal Hooper
Innocent when you read
I bought this for my husband who is a big fan of Tom Waits. This book is a musthave for every soul who is fascinated by the work of this God gifted person.
Published on 11 Jan 2010 by Jannie Elisabeth Kristensen
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