Wild years : the music and myth of Tom Waits
/ Jay S. Jacobs
- Toronto : ECW Press , 2006
- 309 p. : illus ; 25 cm
Introduction. Little trip to heaven -- Old shoes and picture postcards -- Asylum years -- Looking for the heart of Saturday night -- Warm beer and cold women -- Foreign affairs -- This one's from the heart -- Swordfishtrombones -- Frank's wild years -- The large print giveth and the small print taketh away -- Who are you now? -- What's he building in there? -- The long way home.
A biography of the versatile American singer/songwriter shows how Tom Waits has influenced a generation of musicians with his sound, warmth, and willingness to take chances.