"You want me to ruin Moby Dick for you?"
"You ever met a hobo who wanted to stay a hobo?" - Best quote regarding Tom Waits ever
I don't want to argue about Tom Waits, because honestly who cares? However, I will say that the line between "being a phoney" and "having a persona" is one that I guess I am unable to detect.
The reaction to that joke reminds me of the over-the-too backlash to the guy who posted the video of Paul McCartney farting during the Grammys -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpIzkXSwFb0
Quote from: Lemon Session on February 24, 2012, 03:21:43 PMThe reaction to that joke reminds me of the over-the-too backlash to the guy who posted the video of Paul McCartney farting during the Grammys -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpIzkXSwFb0Not really all that similar. Those are people taking to their fainting couch that anyone would show disrespect to an icon. Here, it's more like if you're going to criticize a widely respected artist, at least make solid points rather than flimsy ones.
A) It's not like Waits dumpster dives. He just lives a modest lifestyle and subscribes to nothing fancy. B) That guy actually has holes in his clothes.