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Tom Waits being inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame

albert83albert83 Saskatoon, SK Posts: 109
edited December 2010 in Other Music
One of the most amazing artists out there today I can't think of anyone more deserving right now.

Looks like it's gonna be on March 4th
http://rockhall.com/inductees

Rolling Stone posted this reaction from Tom Waits:

"I am still recovering," he said in a statement. "I never really cared about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...but now I am surprised to discover how much I DO care. I'm wondering if I did something wrong?" Waits exclusively tells Rolling Stone that his thoughts turned to his mother, who died this year, when he got the call. "I wish she was alive to hear the news," he says. "She didn't respond to rock and roll per se, but she would have loved to have a reason to get all dolled up...and...the idea of having a Waldorf salad AT the Waldorf Astoria, would for her have been the cat's pajamas. Actually, my mom made a pretty mean Waldorf herself!"
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  • GardenpartyGardenparty Posts: 1,910
    we can all say the R&R Hall is a joke, etc. But bottom line it's still a real honor, i can only imagaine

    Congrats to Tom! He deserves it
    “I know this song so well, I can smoke a cigarette, have a drink, brush my teeth, take a shit, and mow the lawn while singing it. But I'll only be doing a couple of those things during this version.”
  • LoulouLoulou Adelaide Posts: 6,247
    Wooooooooooooo Hooooooooooooooo!!! CONGRATS TOM!!
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    (Now THIS is one of the great musicians!!!)
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  • jshinjshin Posts: 1,759
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12qBoy2rhVw

    I love this man.
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  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    The Cat's Pajamas.

    Who uses lines like that in conversation anymore? Tom's great.
    "You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.

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  • mavimavi Posts: 941
    Tom Waits is fantastic, happy to see he's getting some well deserved recognition.
    "He who hears music, feels his solitude peopled at once" R. Browning
  • veddertownveddertown Scotland Posts: 5,260
    I was lucky enough to attend a TW gig in Amsterdam in 2004 and the man really is quite extraordinary. He keeps managing to re-invent himself to keep with the times yet at the same time sounds like something from a bygone era. His use of instruments and objects is fascinating and he has a language all of his own that is very fun to read or listen to. Hope he is with us a very long time yet and the honours continue as they are long overdue regardless of what they might mean to him or his fans.
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  • MysteryTrainMysteryTrain Singapore Posts: 1,189
    I'm so happy for him. Next year's inductees are a good bunch: Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Dr. John and Darlene Love.
  • geckogecko Posts: 1,712
    Great news, love him and his music.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wfamPW3Eaw
  • Gonzo1977Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    Great News!!!

    I'm a HUGE fan of Tom Waits and this recognition is long deserved.

    I wonder if he'll perfom...I wonder who'll induct him.
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