Summary
Jay Jacobs: The Wild Years
Tom Waits - Music and Myth
The Wild Years is a moving celebration of one man and his myths.
In the first detailed biography of Tom Waits, Jay S. Jacobs follows the fate of the famous American artist, a man who values privacy very much and whose career shows an unusual series of victories and defeats, beauty and twists. In his search for love and personal happiness, Waits created a unique piece of music that becomes increasingly strange, risky and emotionally engaging. He is a chronicler of loneliness. He is a great poet of those whose fortunes have turned their backs. He is a creator of fairy tales and false histories, a persistent prankster, a born entertainer, a respected film actor, a man who makes music in a garage.
This is the story of the transformation of Tom Waits from a man from a slum who loves nightlife, to an eccentric peasant gentleman, husband and father. This is the story of how a self-taught drunken hippie in cowgirl boots and a dirty hat became a man who influenced a generation of leading musicians with his sound, warmth and willingness to take risks.
"Waits really deserves a private life. That's why in this biography I tried to respect the boundaries he tried to establish and delve into his music and the dynamic legend he created about himself. I didn't take dirty laundry out of the closet or speculate about his sex life. This book celebrates a brilliant the storyteller - a man who was happily reborn as an urban charmer. I must admit that many of the things described in the following chapters probably never happened. But it is important to understand that they are still vital pieces of the puzzle that is Tom Waits. woke up without knowing where he was. Stories about his endeavors are often firmly rooted in truth. And even when they aren't, they really should be..."
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