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Tom Waits on Tom Waits

Interviews and Encounters
by Paul Maher Jr.
Tom Waits on Tom Waits: Interviews and Encounters. Chicago Review, dist. by IPG. Aug. 2011. c.480p. ed. by Paul Maher Jr. index. ISBN 9781569763124. pap. $19.95. MUSIC
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Tom Waits has been an idiosyncratic, eccentric singer/artist/actor with a devoted cult following for over 40 years. He has carefully guarded his private life, but, as this book shows, he has cooperated in many entertaining if not always informative interviews. The book covers Waits's entire career and focuses on interviews and interview excerpts about each of his albums. Maher (Jack Kerouac's American Journey), who compiled a similar book on Miles Davis (Miles on Miles), presents a wide range of interview styles and results. He interjects short narratives to highlight Waits's life events and progress from album to album.
VERDICT For fans who have not discovered the interviews section of the comprehensive website devoted to Waitsana (www.tomwaitslibrary.com/interviews.html), this book will provide a wonderful overview of the artist and his many distinctive albums. Recommended for all Tom Waits fans.
Reviewed by Bill Walker, Stockton-San Joaquin Cty. P.L., Stockton, CA , Jul 01, 2011
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