''The songs of Waits refer to drunks, prostitutes, diddlers, runaways, dives, night paths, used cars pounds, shooting in hotels and in the heart of Saturday night. Bruce Springsteen sings for such characters, but Waits sings as such character….''
we read in the book ''Innocent when you dream''
Interviews over thirty years with different journalists, from 1974 until 2004, present in many respects the composer, the interpreter with the husky voice, the actor, the incompatible artist who for years follows his own rules. The reality tangles with imagination in his answers while recording some of his own views, his influences of various types of music and moments of his life.
Elvis Costello – Tom Waits
Elvis: Do you believe in coincidences, that you can write a song which predicts specific events or to write a song with another interpreter in your mind, before he hears it?
Tom: Absolutely. It’s like dreams, sometimes they predict certain facts.
Elvis Costello speaks with him for the music, while Jim Jarmusch writes for the admiration one feels for him, because he is loyal to his principles in his life and work. Their discussions, relating to many issues, are presented with titles such as the first vision of Tom, extraterrestrial life forms, surgery in Flamingo, a front end of portable cassette recorders, language, some memories of Tom, Tom and Jim take a car ride. Texts, lyrics of his songs in Greek, discography and filmography fill the book.
Title
Innocent when you dreamEditor
Mac MontandonPublisher
KOAN | Books of the WorldTranslators
Alexis Kalofolias, Panos TomarasISBN No.
978-960-7895-84-4
