Tom Waits - Reality is for people who can't face drugs

[@ClaeFace]

This is the level of wit and conversational adeptness that I strive for

[@leeangel7831]

Alec Johnston Get on drugs dude

[@almanashshi]

Good luck 🐥

[@jwfriedman1]

ur corny af

[@sea_9002]

Alec Johnston you do know that half of the jokes he cracked were set up right lmao

[@alexandrews6391]

J F and ur da gahnahga

[@PsychoGaming805]

The frontal lobotomy worldplay is the most clever on-the-spot thing I think I’ve heard anyone say. True genius lol

[@tr4nquil4um]

I thought the same

[@daveland3183]

Absolutely. It is a Classic. I remember watching that live. I laughed so hard almost lost my breath.

[@johndavesco]

I was thinking that had to be preplanned. If that was truly off the cuff then that's incredible

[@lefroy1]

It's conceivable he has many lines stored away in the memory bank to call-on for songwriting or witty retorts.

[@shable1436]

That's an old bar saying, as someone who grew up in night clubs and family owned restaurants, I can tell you tom didn't make that up, but heard it from "bar speak" hanging around all the bars you hear all kinds of word play

[@jessejordan8116]

Heath Ledger’s source material for Joker for sure...

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

Waits and ventriloquist dummies for the pitch-shifting.

[@maggiemae7749]

They were in a movie together

[@cuchulain1647]

Wow. Exactly what I was going to say!?!!?? - I want nothing to do with Dr Parnassus please.

[@alitlweird]

Jesse Jordan my first thought

[@FAFRO]

Yoooo I was thinking that

[@DankoleClouds]

"My father was an exhaust manifold and my mother was a tree." Damn, I can relate.

[@XxRaceRCxX]

Sounds like a MTG reference

[@words007]

Basically saying his father was loud! Always screaming in his eyes and his mother being a tree, a constant source of stability that held the family together.

[@UpNorthOutWest]

@@words007 A manifold is the first place carbon monoxide (toxins) exit the motor before it runs through the catalytic converters and then the muffler... I think it was more on the lines of that his father was toxic and his mother was a tree who absorbed the toxicity but who knows

[@alphander7478]

@@UpNorthOutWest That's what I got from it aswell. At first I thought it was an absurd joke, and judging by the laughs in the audience most of them also missed it.

[@papaspipe6167]

Funny as an egg boiling....🥱

[@ML-iz1gs]

I haven't seen a comment yet that mentions he gave up alcohol and drugs when he realized he was becoming the character he plays.

[@bigol9223]

Syd Barrett Wish you were here

[@Ry77x]

Shine on you crazy diamond 💎

[@kotechniik]

Chapter 24

[@elgiron5600]

Syd Barrett You and I, and domino's... (pizza) 😂

[@lickit8096]

@@noaha8915 duh

[@gaineroriginal3747]

Tom waits once said being blackout drunk is like "your brain going into witness protection"

[@jairkerker2821]

Man that's so funny.

[@jairkerker2821]

@@Doofus976 Nothing bad about Robin Williams, but he was known for occasionally using jokes from other comedians, as most do.

[@gaineroriginal3747]

@@Doofus976 yea. Yah bum.

[@gaineroriginal3747]

@@Doofus976 he borrowed it. Yah bum

[@gaineroriginal3747]

@@Doofus976 hey why did you spell information like its 2 different words? In your first reply. Just curious.

[@andres.garcia99]

“Well, i’d rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy” Gold

[@thescoobymike]

I love it

[@jeffreysalvador7076]

Golden. Ima use this from now on lol

[@forevercoldentertainment5211]

Bars

[@ThePathOfEudaimonia]

Haha. Genious.

[@gstacks510]

What's that?

[@whitneyhowlandspropcomedy6924]

Tom Waits is not only a musician, philosopher, and poet, he also has always been an absurdist one-liner comic that predates Steven Wright, who I love as well,

[@Jethorus]

That line sounded like the joker’s voice

[@billyandrew]

Pity he wasn't the originator of many of the one-liners. In my mid-sixties, I first heard the frontal lobotomy one aged about 14 and have often used it, making the point to those I'm regaling that the joke originated with someone funnier than I could hope to be. I've stood on the shoulders of true comedy geniuses...and admit that.

[@neoneherefrom5836]

@@billyandrew aw so humble u r

[@83dude]

He's a tiresome turd, says nonsense Just to appear to be edgy

[@-KillaWatt-]

The double and triple entendres this man spits out in casual conversation is nothing short of genius.

[@blondelebanese9922]

I love that about Tom Waites

[@middleamerican9022]

Look up the definition of those words before you use them.

[@michomicho983]

@@middleamerican9022 no need, eVerybody that understands literature knows this

[@joeyarnold9372]

That the truth it just comes to him like nothing

[@blakecannon4705]

@@middleamerican9022 "Frontal lobotomy"

[@brunsomarrr]

"I worry, primarily, about whether there are night clubs in heaven." Man, that is a great line.

[@deonortega9046]

I worry about this too. If we are leaving a cool place like earth to a more beautiful place with no fun

[@Matt-ky8re]

@@deonortega9046 this world would be a whole hell of a lot worse without nightclubs

[@shanefox6016]

@@deonortega9046 Who do you think goes to heaven?

[@Grunchy005]

"My mom is a tree!" I was absolutely in stitches, the guy is so wise! Why, perhaps he is a wise-guy.

[@gibsonmethod112]

If you think it’s cool here you can’t perceive how amazing heaven is. The unseen created the seen world. Heaven is a higher level of existence. Jesus is the Son of God and He is going to judge this world. You won’t want sin in heaven when it’s exposed for how wicked it is. This sinful dying world is going to get worse. It’s so terrible, with cancer and death, rape, disease. There’s no more sin in heaven and God will reward His children for being faithful.

[@heypal8072]

His energy is that of a miserable ass but at the same time he's got a charm to him you can't help but enjoy.

[@almanashshi]

Yo

[@heypal8072]

@@internois8181 okay

[@michaelweston409]

Brajan Barrino Brayan your pussy. You think your some kind of class act cause you can leave comments?

[@punxOiOi13]

I don’t know man, that’s some dark shit, in my experience. It has its own name written all over it, but it still tries to seduce you and pull you in. If you give it anything, it will all be lost. It will take everything you feed it and give nothing back, until eventually you don’t realize you’re being drained, not even choosing to give anymore. It’s a bottomless pit. As appealing as it is to entertain the idea, I’d rather not not gaze into the abyss.

[@jordancreer.e.a.l2250]

Reminds me of my friend Dorian ❤️

[@krissysteel1]

A true creative genius. A poet, musician, songwriter, actor and comedian. I love this man, his music and poetry. His comedy to.

[@LGZ024]

After watching this 2 min clip I thought he's a pretty interesting dude I'm gonna go to Wikipedia and see how he died (thinking overdose or cirrhosis of the liver) nope he's alive and well at 71 yrs old.

[@gerRule]

Seriously? Nice

[@adsyoffinch]

Still working too!

[@jefe9098]

I did the same thing lol

[@themedia1271]

He's like Willie Nelson and Keith Richards.

[@WubsAndSubs]

Hi! Tom was one of my Uncles best friends in high school. My father tells us stories of how my grandfather would always say that Tom would be famous, due to his personality and musical talent. From the early days, he’s been an extremely talented man and incredibly unique. If you listen to some of his tunes, they are very abstract and require a couple full listens, to truly get the meaning. I highly suggest giving some songs a play!

[@jasonkazazis]

'i’d rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy' sounds like an MF DOOM bar

[@ThatsElla]

Lmao yes

[@aliasofanalias7448]

Nah mf doom would be "rather have a bottle in front of me than.... booze."

[@SadParting97]

I'm here to see mf doom

[@aliasofanalias7448]

@@ordemeprogresso727 I lost my dad to alcoholism. We're allowed to joke about shit. Grow up.

[@aliasofanalias7448]

@@ordemeprogresso727 Haha get a grip you absolute melt

[@jackesposito4141]

He has the same cadence to his voice as Heath Ledger’s Joker

[@flipppeh9426]

In an interview with heath, he stated tom waits was one of his biggest inspirations for the character.

[@gotohellaaron]

@@flipppeh9426 They did that The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus movie together.

[@jacobr.3318]

He does?!?!

[@JorgeMartinez-ig1yi]

Heath Ledger’s joker is a combination of Alex Delarge, Tom Waits and Bill hicks

[@greatestgoat5267]

Heath.. Legend.. RIP😭❤️

[@Obironnkenobi]

Thanks to an interview about Heath Ledger when he played the Joker, and they said that Tom Waits was who he based his voice and mannerisms on that's all I hear whenever I hear Tom talk. Can't fault Heath for having good taste.

[@kimmyfreak200]

also the way he rubs his chin too..the mannerisms are so similar

[@wowoking2]

The fact that this dude is still alive honestly makes me question everything.

[@nahzewilliams5912]

can i ask why for example....because thats an interesting statement

[@-Ricky_Spanish-]

How so? You do realize he's mostly an act, right? He isn't actually the drunken, chain-smoker he portrays, he's actually a very hard-working musician, songwriter, actor, writer, and family man. He's had some issues with drugs and alcohol as a lot of us have, but he is by in large a pretty straight-shooting and clear thinking guy. I don't think Kathleen would have stayed married to over 40 years of that character (of whom she had a big part in creating and shaping) if he was real.

[@kevinscott59]

So you've never heard of Ozzy Osbourne or Ric Flair eh?

[@lucassoteras9110]

@@kevinscott59 so damn true 😂

[@0BRAINS0]

@@-Ricky_Spanish- do you personally know him?

[@lambchop8653]

He sounds like StevO doing a heath ledger impression.

[@youngeman5365]

Yo lamb post again you vids are funny asf

[@WillstDuMichFlachsen]

He probably wrote an email to 50 cent

[@la2671]

Heath Ledger actually studied Tom Waits for his role as the Joker

[@Kepasakomparde]

Well, now that you mentioned..yes

[@KP-ul2ep]

Nope its the other way around, Heath used him as inspo

[@MrJackhammer51]

Dude the algorithm has been killing it

[@tunadoomshitpost]

agreed

[@rudystraight1750]

Ur a simple minded free range slave

[@rudystraight1750]

@@tunadoomshitpost u too

[@tunadoomshitpost]

@@rudystraight1750 what

[@AimForTheBushes908]

Werd. I feel like KZbin knows me better than a spouse ever will lol.

[@ublade82]

I like Tom Waits because he's not only a man and singer, but also a sentence.

[@TheZombieJC]

"There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."

[@Dstutzbach1]

Is this a Hunter s. Thompson quote... it sure as shit feels like one.

[@thepowerofweed]

yep it is most only remember the last part though.

[@silentm999]

When the going gets weird; the weird turn pro.

[@starimakrootac3379]

hahahahahahaahahahahha XD One of my favorite quotes ever!

[@orphanmurphy2570]

Gonzo!

[@ddiver7908]

is it me or does this dude Tom sound like The Joker from Dark Knight?

[@notatall2237]

yes that Joker(RIP Heath Ledger) was inspired by Tom when Ledger saw the 79' interview. fun fact:Ledger was pulling his tongue out too moist his mouth so it didn't get dry and he could consistently talk in the manner that he did throughout the movie.

[@JohnBillings83]

Lucky Ducky Exactly what NotAtAll said. It was Ledger's inspiration for the voice.

[@poutinedavid8937]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Lucky Ducky MIGHT have been joking. Just a wild guess here. Just a wild HUNCH.

[@crazyprayingmantis5596]

No, The Joker sounds like Tom

[@benl8962]

J. David probably not, i think there are alot more people that didnt know that than those who did.

[@yogib668]

This guy sounds exactly like Heath Ledger's *Joker*

[@LifePhantom]

That's because he was the inspiration

[@Vacant0r]

Heath ledgers joker sounds like Tom Waits

[@KinSnikpoh]

This guy? Lol, Tom Waits is a legend.

[@_underwhirled7612]

●TRUST ME I GOT 30 SUBSCRIBERS ● ppl often don't read other comments before adding their own, or add their own anyway to get some internet points...I doubt it'll ever end, might as well let it rock and keep scrolling to save yourself the stress

[@KinSnikpoh]

●TRUST ME I GOT 30 SUBSCRIBERS ● why do you have to make your comment on every comment that mirrors a comment?

[@Miltongoldst4R]

Never heard about this dude before, now he's my new idol.

[@Tony_Cardoza]

You made this comment a couple months ago, have you found a new idol yet?

[@Miltongoldst4R]

@@Tony_Cardoza Nah, he still great. I started listening to his music and seeing more videos of him talking, dude's a legend.

[@EricMcD15]

You sound like a really cool guy lol

[@ricardobecerril1783]

Tom Waits is truly a legend in our time . He also almost ran me over with his car. I still love him

[@gcrazy64]

Llamf

[@ricardobecerril1783]

Anthony Okeiyi were you there . Nope , you need to check your negativity at the door . I love the guy and I love you. Too bad your such a negative creep. Peace to you and your negativity.

[@defserg]

@@ricardobecerril1783 so someone questions the validity of your story and they're perceived negative? Let me guess, youre also a law abiding Christian that doesn't question the validity of their beliefs? Yawn.

[@Tokito935]

And then he got out of the car and clapped

[@mewsterx3679]

@@defserg you and that other guy are cancer. just let this man tell his story in peace. fucking asshats

[@Majinhendrix]

Pimple cream. Face drugs. Anyone else catch that?

[@RCSDominoToppling]

Holy crap you're right! You think that was on purpose?

[@MrQueefs]

QBNDT crap

[@dreese371]

Jeffrey Hades can u explain plz

[@dreese371]

Jeffrey Hades op never mind I get it now 😄

[@jhova187]

Slow it down !! I just dissed u

[@beathermit3876]

I'd rather a bottle in front of me , than a frontal labotomy

[@chopin65]

Beat Hermit Proceed directly to the nearest surgeon at once.

[@phishfearme2]

the piano has been drinking

[@toastertoasterson3282]

I wrote that on the wall in solitary confinement in the madhouse. True story.

[@74artgrrl]

Beat Hermit best line ever.

[@acxley]

lobotomy, not labatomy. unless you're operating on your lab.

[@lilyhalter8443]

I wish we could all have the no BS, no filter, yet still polite attitude with each other. This man is cool as all hell!

[@poutinedavid8937]

One of the things I've loved about Grandaddy Tom... Is he was a smartass that didn't make ya feel bad.

[@devinthunder]

For real he made it look charming lol

[@SlowGraffitiVideo]

Perfectly put. I once wondered if there was anything so sad it was funny, or so funny it was sad and I suddenly got Tom Waits and ran out and bought all his albums.

[@Luke_MoonWalker]

Self deprecating jackassery is a rare skill

[@incognito-dn4yl]

Perfect description

[@MrJadePinwheel]

He was trolling decades before the internet, however the keith richards bit seems plausible

[@TOGGGAA1]

S.R Woodward Trolling? Is that what everything is labeled as with you kids these days? He was a free thinker, a pen and paper type guy, a man of the arts and good times. Not some kid on the internet gettin kicks from reactions of other people from spouting nonsense

[@hollysorensen7212]

+Kyle Twood AMEN!!!! 👏 👏 👏 🙌 🙌 🙌

[@frankspringby4779]

@Light Asian lol so now you are all of a sudden the only person on this planet who is able to define art and define who is an artist and who is not. you fucking idiot.

[@elartaud]

What an idiotic comment.

[@dom4591]

What?

[@shrivatsankchari1729]

The delivery of "Christ" was perfect

[@diegoguzman8843]

Stage or not. I like how the Host gave a rather worrisome expression, as in ensuring the audience or higher ups that he's got it under control despite Tom's "Christ!" coming unexpected.

[@tylerwong284]

@@diegoguzman8843 to me it looked like he was saying "no no, he's got a point"

[@chrischapin8116]

@@tylerwong284 I actually read it as "no no, they can't get you that one"

[@johnjacob688]

@@chrischapin8116 That's how I saw it as well.

[@Gilburrito]

@@chrischapin8116 He looks away from him off scene, so I like to imagine it as a, "No, don't get him that one" implying they were on their way to go get Christ

[@gives_bad_advice]

The "bottle In front of me" was probably a live he had waiting in the wings, but the brilliance was the seamlessness of delivery when the moment to use it arrived. I mean, you could wait years and not get a set- up so perfect.

[@Jabberwocky818]

It's all scripted man...

[@mrjee2604]

Willem Defoe would play this character perfectly

[@JoshuaDillonn]

Why the fuck would he play him? Is William Defoe a musician? Shut the fuck up dickhead

[@nbx321]

@@JoshuaDillonn why u mad bro. Chill tf

[@mrjee2604]

@@JoshuaDillonn k

[@roblosh8417]

Tourz No, he’s an actor, you know like, in movies lol. Idk what’s going on with you rn but breathe bro

[@gianlucaparadiso5234]

@@JoshuaDillonn relax fam smoke some weed everytihing's fine

[@philosbelliti504]

What were yout parents like, Tom? "MY FATER WAS A DRINKER... AND A FIEND..."

[@austinmitchell8367]

His mother was a Tree!

[@CamiloGonzalez10]

And one night...

[@harshashinde9864]

He goes off crazier than usual, mommy gets the kitchen knife to defend herself

[@CamiloGonzalez10]

He doesn't like that... Not... One... Bit...

[@FineDrip]

In fact , his dad was a huge SMOKER . An "exhaust manifold" is a car part that exudes smoke 💨 . Get it ?

[@johna.7235]

"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy" BARS.

[@bem1942]

@Crunchy hahaha

[@Sheist]

Lmao

[@donnyhewy6988]

GAY

[@steven401ytx]

@@donnyhewy6988 it wasn't gay it was BARS, apparently.

[@146rejoiced4]

@@steven401ytx it was gay

[@zalle1]

This human being must be preserved at all cost!!!

[@Journey-of-1000-Miles]

I love Tom! One of the few musicians I truly consider an artist. He paints pictures in your mind!

[@moatasemkassab4517]

He gives me Charles Bukowski vibes when he speaks.

[@Freddy_Confetti]

You should talk to more homeless ppl

[@porterde08]

@@Freddy_Confetti they won’t.

[@bronzemen34]

His thought pattern and behaviour grabs you instantaneously - always intriguing with this gentlemen each time he was in an interview - love his work too 🔥🔥🔥

[@GachPawlowicz]

"My father was an exhaust manifold, and my mother was a tree" - brilliant!!!

[@vinny9947]

maciej wie some deep shit

[@robertmatthews8028]

An exhaust manifold reduces heat and toxic gases directly from an engine. Car exhaust isn't good for trees, soooo is there a meme to sum this poetic mystery for us normies??

[@vinny9947]

I’m guessing dad was toxic for momma I can totally relato to this

[@marioosti892]

I think he means his father does in fact defuse the mothers toxicity. And the tree could mean she was a "saint" 🤔

[@jex8046]

Alot of hot toxic air, and fresh air

[@AimeeHope89]

Happy Birthday Tom!!! I'm so thankful he is still around. He is just an absolute treasure 💖

[@AimeeHope89]

Side note - his voice is iconic and awesome, but you guys should check out his first album release too. His voice was like smooth butter. Simply stunning. Midnight lullaby is especially beautiful if you ask me. 😌

[@ALLINCLUSIVE2k]

even the first sentence tells me this guy did psychedelics HAHA "how are you?" "eeerghh.. im better than nuthin.."

[@JamesBongo]

No

[@verzeda]

yeah, thats legit exactly the lesson learned from them lmao

[@ALLINCLUSIVE2k]

@Remi Özata aint noone talkin bout a cure lmao psychedelics just made me a better person. believe it or not, idc lmao

[@ALLINCLUSIVE2k]

@Remi Özata i dont get people like you... really :/ what are you mad for? why do u feel the need to tell me that my opinion is bad?

[@SqueakyFishy]

RAPTOR2K ur opinion isn’t valid bc it’s a fact that psychedelics mess with how your brain functions. I don’t know where you got drugs make you a better person from But you need to stop believing that. Connect with yourself and you’ll realize drugs is bad...

[@ketsuban]

He talks exactly like Steve-O haha.

[@sigmundfriedchicken]

On ketamine

[@mikemikemikeX]

that is the sound of crack you joker

[@gutsfiend6678]

D C steve-o will be more important than you’ll ever be

[@gutsfiend6678]

D C so what does that say about your existence?

[@Odinoian]

Afraid to say it's the voice of drugs

[@Mustang_Dan]

I love the "my father was an exhaust manifold and my mother was a tree" line.

[@jeffcochran2195]

He was an off the fly kinda guy, very crafty with wordage and wit

[@shepardren8006]

A car crash.

[@richardsantanna5398]

@@shepardren8006 Oh, is that it?

[@shepardren8006]

@@richardsantanna5398 probably not. Maybe. But it is what I think about when ever I hear that line. He made a living off of those types of remarks that aren't really explained so.... that's what I got from it

[@jhyland87]

Not sure I understood that line..

[@nadagainagain4987]

Never really liked his music but I'm a fan of him as a man. A true original , a total rebel, and a real free thinker.

[@darnellpistachio2991]

My feelings exactly.

[@generalwillwelsh7926]

He’s literally just a drug addict. Being from Massachusetts i know many dudes just like this. Degenerate alcoholic and drug addicts that just get fucked up all day every day. But i guess if youre not famous being a drug addict is bad.

[@Airi_Iwin]

My favorite album by him is debut album Closing Time and it’s only album that sounds “normal” but that’s not why I like it, the production complements his voice anyway he has some solid albums definitely not for everyone but check out the one just mentioned

[@mimim7026]

Are you dead inside? Not intentionally being rude. Just wondering. When you hear his stuff, doesn't some part of you move?

[@nadagainagain4987]

@@mimim7026 I like a lot of music , heard quite a few of his songs and only a couple really got me at all cant recall titles but I know beavis and butt head watched the video for one.

[@greenthumbz6081]

I don’t worry about things like achievement just wether or not there are night clubs in heaven. Classic

[@user5214]

"How are you doing?: "Better than nothing" I love it

[@quintonmason1513]

This is my new phrase when people at work ask me this. If I am in a slightly better mood I will simply respond with 'Reasonable'

[@mikelowry9709]

"How do you feel".."O i feel better than nothin" 😆 classic

[@jacktar9567]

Tom Waits...the coolest guy ever, the best songwriter, great musician, creative visionary genius..... the poet, the pianist beatnik, the actor, the raconteur, the nighthawk, the broken-hearted romantic...... & for me personally... a kindred spirit & life-saver, he got me through some difficult times. Bless his beautiful soul ❤

[@mimim7026]

the junkyard carnie storyteller down by the wharf?

[@jacktar9567]

@mimim7026 yes...where he's throwing the dice.....

[@TomWaitsOfficial001]

@@mimim7026thank you so much dear, where are you writing from?

[@mimim7026]

@@TomWaitsOfficial001 the junkyard carnival down by the wharf

[@TomWaitsOfficial001]

@@mimim7026 well you seems to be a huge fan have you been to any of my concert before?

[@ThrewOutMyHalo]

My dad turned me into his music when I was a kid. I'm 43 now. Loved "the piano has been drinking"

[@sillygoober698]

Your dad sounds like a magician, I wish I could be turned into a Tom Waits song

[@ThrewOutMyHalo]

@@sillygoober698 haha... yea, he was awesome. My first "concert" was a pink Floyd laser show. Lol.

[@TomWaitsOfficial001]

@@ThrewOutMyHaloThank you so much , where are you writing from?

[@scottbrennan4008]

Funny, Tom Waits on Fresh Air interview during the release of "Bad As Me" says the antithesis of the title here, advocating sobriety saying "I've always wanted to be .... curious and... interested in this.... sparkling sapphire... we all call home. I always wanted to be mystified by it all and fascinated with life itself and when you drink you're probably robbing yourself of that genuine experience even though it appears what you're doing is getting more of it. You're getting less of it."

[@BlueVansCapofAwesome]

His wife helped him stop drinking, which was later than this.

[@constantconsumer]

If you think about reality as an unplesant experience and drugs as a means to run away from it, then those, who for some reason can not run away, are left with facing reality. So it could mean the same thing from different viewpoints concerning reality. Depending if you think optimistic or pessimistic.

[@Katya_Lastochka]

Scott Brennan Alcoholics don't want to be alcoholics.

[@FungusMossGnosis]

"Why must I be conscious through this nightmare!?!" - Eddie Pepitone Drinkers drink for all kinds of reasons. It's important to not be simplistic or dismissive of the suffering it may come from. Some people may be optimistic but feel too sensitively to take the harsh light and sounds of everyday. And taking drugs regularly does not necessarily mean they're a miserable addict.

[@maximilian333]

If you are touring and entertaining, then there will be drinking, and there will be drugs and women placed in the palm of your hand on a fairly regular basis. Hard to avoid even at low levels of local venue performance, it just goes with the territory. It's amazing any of them survive.

[@AnujRajaMaharjan]

Before they welcome Tom on the stage, Tom waits.

[@capnskiddies]

Tom Waits for no man

[@lancebeavers9404]

I'll give u your damn like. Snuck a laugh outta me

[@Katya_Lastochka]

Like Juaquin?

[@UselessGTAV]

Wow, that's a new one... smh

[@hipersonreadingthis5766]

Just take your like and leave me alone

[@WhiteSinner]

He's consistent, he actually makes a lot of sense. Love him

[@zaarroc]

“Well it was a choice between entertainment, and a career in organized crime in Gotham city.”

[@thelpfen]

"You wanna know how I got these scars?" It's absolutely stunning how Heath managed to recreate Tom's voice wow respect to both

[@TomWaitsOfficial001]

Thank you so much where are you writing from?

[@helenlizzystewart4908]

absolutely love tom waits everything about him

[@C.C.369]

This went immediately into my "best of youtube Playlist" 🤯❣️❣️

[@BirdArvid]

This man's pure gold

[@DannyElfmanImpersonator]

He’s so chaotic and I aspire to be at his level of outlandishness

[@polvoradelrey2423]

I haven't taken drugs in my whole life and this guy is already my spiritual animal.

[@Siksfingers]

Imagine how would it be if you did... (just saying, good job for not doing...)

[@Kyntteri]

I was wrong about his parents. I always thought his dad was a gravel truck and I believe his mom was tree... The tree from the The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

[@stzy-j5308]

KZbins algorithm is for people who cant face the decision of what to watch - Me 2020

[@ollienewcombe9650]

Steezy-J 100000%

[@xotl2780]

We're all going to die.

[@yoooyoyooo]

You don't decide anything anyway. There is no differecen between youtube serving you content and you waiting to your thoughts to figure something out. You don't control what thought will pop in your mind. Nor weather you like it or not. It just happens just like yt algo.

[@vibewithme2089]

yoooyoyooo you just burst his bubble I'm reporting you

[@nicoblaytherealflamingo445]

You e surpassed anyone with most KZbin watched clips. That was my goal in 2006

[@dumluv]

"I worry primarily about whether there are nightclubs in heaven" this man's in my brain

[@brucecall1595]

An artist of the highest caliber. The piano has been drinking ,not me. Genius who can succeed at everything or nothing simultaneously. A real inspiring human man. And he believes in the Creator, last I heard.

[@sugameltpastriescoffee7186]

Big fan of the great Mr Waits here, he's one of a kind genius in every way

[@joses5292]

I think it was his escape from reality that made him such a brilliant song writer.

[@TalkingToLeedskalnin]

Escaping reality allows you to observe it objectively for once.

[@fredricmontana5420]

"I worry primarily about whether there is Nightclubs in heaven". I hear you Tom.

[@NiSiochainGanSaoirse]

I never heard of this guy before but I admire his philosophy on life. Life is about experiencing things for me, and the more I experience, the happier I am. Drugs simply offer me the chance to experience more.

[@Alaric33]

Ní Síocháin Gan Saoirse true but experiences also have consequences.

[@NiSiochainGanSaoirse]

@@Alaric33 absolutely right buddy. Absolutely right. Someone of us accept the consequences of our lifestyle choices, and some dont. I have to be honest and say some of my consequences have been incredibly difficult to process, but the overall experience I gain from psychedelics far outweigh the negatives for me, but that's just me. Others not so much. Peace

[@Recluseontheloose]

Legend

[@pat813]

Arbar wrong

[@NiSiochainGanSaoirse]

@Arbar ok siegmund

[@SpaceEmos]

I’d love to know if he prepares this stuff at home like comedians or if it just comes to him in the moment lmao One of the funniest guys I’ve seen

[@orduni90]

There is something very Bukowski-esqe about him..

[@alonespirit_1Q84]

Well, he likes Bukowski's works...

[@NotAsGoodAsItUsedToBe]

Interesting, i thought the same thing.

[@dahyundabbing9682]

100%, First thing I thought

[@isagakillimbe925]

As soon as I read this the next video was on Charles Bukowski’s Crappy Life haha

[@dahyundabbing9682]

Weird

[@megadethmofo2035]

Check him out in the Netflix movie..."The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.". He's great.

[@MrAal9404]

I like him in Down By Law

[@shibe_doge]

Seriously his was my favorite story from the movie he did such an amazing job

[@FC3692230]

@@iansmethurst520 yep

[@FC3692230]

Mr Pocket!!!

[@theanarcho-luthierist2882]

his performance in "ironweed" will absolutely fucking kill you...

[@bossmode336]

He moves around and has the body language of Nate Diaz.

[@YungPac]

sayvar44 Lmao

[@popolbruh8263]

Nah dude. Nate Diaz moves around and has the body language of Tom Waits.

[@tornaclconor5149]

I’m always so happy when i find an MMA comment on a unrelated video

[@rickymassey]

@@tornaclconor5149 especially when it's a diaz one!!

[@hungry6012]

This guy was surprisingly sharp, what a treat

[@nooneofrelevance.1310]

I can totally see this guy saying "It's simple. We need to kill The Batman"

[@RingoMonsanto]

"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy." Awesome wordplay and potentially potent lyrics for a song! It also means something deeper. That he would come up with the line in an instant really shows his genius wit.

[@frikinfrogs]

He didn't. It's a really old well known saying.

[@muchanadziko6378]

@@frikinfrogs considering how many people in this comment section don't know this "saying", I'd say it's not that well known. Also, sayings are supposed to mean something, while this just sounds vaguely similar to each other

[@mackychloe]

@@muchanadziko6378 Maybe it's an age thing? that saying has been around long enough to have been used in movies, on t-shirts & stickers & pretty much anywhere people wanna put it.

[@peaceofmind9965]

Tom always looks like, where ever he just came from was a very satisfying experience.

[@tylermcay6676]

Why have I only now found out what a smart-ass Tom Waits is???? I love it.

[@satyamrajpoot8400]

Have never seen him before but i must say he's a pro at making conversation interesting...

[@lethanglong6979]

It's funny how the crowd's laugh faded away faster with that line than every other lines.

[@TheSkunkyMonk]

They were expecting the reveal.

[@vikingjoebloggs3887]

I'm no lunatic man. I'm a sane man fighting for his soul

[@zsedcftglkjh]

That poor man. Life is beautiful when you rise above your addictions.

[@realog868]

This is Good . He's been cool throughout & I think many people doesn't know he left Drugs afterwards . Well at the end of the day , there's Night .

[@AshesAriseTW]

1:42 "My father...waaaas...a drinker, and a fiend"

[@desanctisapostata]

Hahahaha

[@doobie308]

I've always maintained that reality was for people that can't face drugs.

[@korinostream]

Reality is for people who can’t face drugs, He had me there.

[@ivanc9087]

“I worry about a lot of things but I don’t worry about achievement” and he was still more successful than any of these motivational gurus

[@garysmith7760]

Think, observe, learn, be yourself, be honest with yourself - that's what I get from his art.

[@TalkingToLeedskalnin]

Tony Robbins calls him for advice.

[@Murdock444]

Being addicted to drugs isn't a win in my book but to each their own I guess.

[@ericwatts769]

"I think for a brief time, everyone's lived in a car" lmao

[@OhHeyItsAlexx]

"My father was an exhaust manifold. My mother was a tree"

[@dabigbaby7193]

DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP

[@-KillaWatt-]

I took it as his father was a mechanic and mother was a stay at home mom.

[@dabigbaby7193]

@@-KillaWatt- take it as his mom was a lovely, peaceful person bringing life to his life! and his father suffocated her...get it?!

[@gustavquicksand3402]

"I worry primarily about whether there are nightclubs in heaven" A man after my own heart

[@johnosbourne3641]

Dude he's so funny. I love Tom Waits. "I'm a Methodist" lmfao

[@davidayer2168]

Check at 0:50, genius comic acting - Mull is in character as the square doofus host so he delivers the line purposely badly - 'It's strange to have a guy sitting here with a BOTTLE in front of him,' giving away that a joke is coming about a bottle

[@anononomous]

There are a decent portion of people that somehow don't get that the Fernwood 2 Night performance is meant to be funny and Tom is very much in on the joke. You'd think the fairly clear setup lines like that would be a clue.

[@kotechniik]

You must be a genius David, people say David is a dumb dude, but look at you proving them wrong, you're a fucking genius, you're a joke genius.. shit.

[@rambo1982ful]

He sound like Steve O to me but I will always remember him for his acting in down by law

[@gabelogan56]

I am also cool and know things.

[@stnz908]

Down By Law was great & Tom was great in it

[@kotechniik]

Well, Capitaine is certainly a cool fella, down by law and stuff

[@luiskern8910]

Capitaine Creps steve-o mixed with keith richards.

[@XI_Daisy_XI]

Luis Kern I get some Christian Slater vibes.

[@daniels7568]

tom waits for nothing and nobody

[@lairdbeevor612]

More important endeavors await sir Thomas

[@hydrogen2520]

No. For the devil himself.

[@Sternertime]

GOOD ONE

[@johnnyjohnny527]

Blank on blank

[@theboss9449]

0:58 is probably the best thing I've heard this year lol

[@sundromos9456]

"Do you worry about achievement?" Bet he pondered long and hard before coming up with that gem.

[@anthonyfaiell3263]

Thank god we financially support people just for existing...

[@Alexistxsj]

“how u doing” “im doing better than nothing” cool guy 😎.

[@crimedianb876]

Nuthin

[@yuvgotubekidding]

He's a true artist. In a time when music was still on a.m. radio he was recording and performing and carving out his own space in the world where he wouldn't be understood. He's as different as can be. A real talented uniquely artist. He genuinely takes you places as be performs.

[@Christoph708]

He sounds like Stevo in his bad years, in some of the clips

[@Unseen_warfare.]

Christoph708 with the most normie comment award 🥇

[@goozmanmoney]

Esoteric Seven keep diggin it’s nowhere near

[@rainmanslim4611]

This man is pure charisma

[@bronzejourney5784]

''My dad was an exhaust manifold and my mother was a tree'' Gold.

[@almanashshi]

:p