BOOK/MAGAZINE: Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits

Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits by Barney Hoskyns The enigmatic singer-songwriter emerges as a fascinating, if frustrating, subject to tackle. Self-mythologizing is as much a part of rock as the 15-minute guitar solo. Tom Waits knows the drill: He's been messing with our heads for a full generation. Like Bob Dylan, he has proven a canny master of disguise, creating an impenetrable wall to keep his life from a discerning public...

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