Tom Waits interview 2007

[TheChecklo]

Of course the Devil hangs out in Tom Waits' fireplace.

[MrCold012]

if fuckin justin bieber had a docoumentary about his life (lol) there should be at least 100 documentaries about legend tom waits.. and i would watch them all.. 100 times each

[420Slaterson]

Some lady finds Jesus in a grilled cheese, she sells it.

Tom Waits finds the devil in a shovel, and that shit is his.

[zippywaite]

A subliminal Dinosaur Jr. there at the end. HEH HEH HEH

[schclum]

Its awkward when hes not smoking in an interview haha

[collectivunconscious]

"it's some sort of weird primitive email!"

[savagecabage]

theres nothing more i hate than a primitive email

[Mrcliff4]

what song was he singing?

[AnthonyTrott]

4 people got outbid on the devil shovel.

[youknowsheshalfcrazy]

God´s away on business, he is giving an interview in a TV-Show.

[desotowright]

Daaaaayuuuumn!! Love Tom Waits!

[rmthegrate]

stupid crowd at 3:35, 5:18

[rmthegrate]

stupid crowd at 3:35

[Sweettoothe12]

was he the basketball coach in van wilder??

[UncleErnie71]

Tom waits should narrate for the discovery channel.

[lvp20]

THIS GUY IS SUCH A BOSS, also has he performed sober?

[mRICHARDSphoto]

@lvp20 Tom Waits doesn't perform drunk.

[lvp20]

@mRICHARDSphoto I've seen some videos of him simultaneously drinking and performing coupled with slurring speech and swaying that sort of tell me otherwise, but hey I've never met the guy so who knows?

[mRICHARDSphoto]

@lvp20 In the old days, sure. He's definitely not a problem drinker and gave up partying twenty years ago. He's a big family man. I'm pretty sure that he drinks like any normal, non-alcoholic person drinks these days.

[fokkesimonsz]

@lvp20

the man gave up serieus drinkin when he was 22, just after Small Change if i'm right.

If you see more interviews or concerts you'll see that most of his answers are way too sharp for a drunk guy.

[TheAxis456]

was this filmed in an airplane?

[ArnBucketeer]

Dinosaur Jr at the end.

[GStarDragon]

I really like Conan, but he's WAY out of his league here. Tom is running rings around him.

[Williama15k]

Yeah, apparently Conan doesn't like words, do you like words? snoop dogg does... and so does Tom Waits. (╯°-°)╯︵ ┻━┻

FFS!

[Yourmindandme]

@GStarDragon Tom could run rings around himself if he could...endless imagination!

[urariotalice]

actually crows scavenge all day then at one hour before sunset they will return en mass to their home nest even if that nesting area is occupied by business buildings......wherever the crows nest was is where the crows will continue to go.......the crows cant let go of the ghetto.....and theyre so damn noisy

[CyborgEugenics]

Hero.

[bigmike172]

I would kill for that shovel.

[dunderbob91]

That ain't the devil, its just god when he's drunk.

[4freshflower]

He sees things others don't. Some kind of magic seeing

[paudiemaguire1]

looks more like a retarded batman to me

[gdrugg2006]

Why is Dinosaur Jr. at the end?

[YouDonteverhavetodie]

At 0:03 Tom flashes a masonic handsign looking at Conan, which then also flashes one at 0:04. Then they talk about the Devil, which they seem to love. Fucking fraternal faggs

[ThePsychoReturns]

@YouDonteverhavetodie You are an idiot.

[YouDonteverhavetodie]

@ThePsychoReturns You've obviously done a lot of research on this topic, therefor your conclusion is that i'm an idiot. Really a most intelligent remark. What's the matter? Afraid it might be true? Look buddy, i've had all of waits' albums for years and was number one fan. Until i found out certain things about the music industry. And no, i'm not in any way religious or a pot smoker.

[20Proff]

@YouDonteverhavetodie I'm really curious. What the hell do you know which proves that either/ both Tom Waits and Conan O'Brien are involved with Masonry? Do tell. Assuming your religious, you obviously know that usury is a crime. Christianity and Islam both believe Usury is a crime. If you are Christian or Islamic, then you know that you can't make a payment on your credit card or mortgage without committing this crime. So, you must be homeless. If you are not, you are not Islamic or Christian.

[MrDirectorMan18]

whats the song he was singing?

[lalarikyu]

@MrDirectorMan18 he performed two, "Lucinda" and Ain't Goin Down to the Well"

[bacardi119]

What song did he perform on this show?

[lalarikyu]

@bacardi119 he performed two, "Lucinda" and "Ain't Goin Down to the Well"

[oMRGREENTEAo]

three people are dumb.

[00bliss99]

I thought they worked well together. I think Tom Waits can work with anyone & still have us rolling! Although, I think it would be hysterical if Tom Waits interviewed himself! He is absolutely brilliant!!!

[mfot6]

I've always had this dream(like i suspect alot of others might) of collaborating songwriters together. In my case it would be Tom Waits and Pat Metheny on instrumentation and experiment. Take a Metheny tune like,"Roots of Coincidence and Waits ,"Troubles Braids" and i suspect that type of fun play ,the world would inherit a sound unheard before. Just a crazy thought! What do you think?

[TheHauntedFarm]

@mfot6 That would be awesome!

[AudioVisualMatter]

"Some kind of weird, primitive email!" All he has to do is talk, and I'm cracking up.

[MaxxieFelan]

I would like to say that I was born in 1991 & I worship this man! I love his music.

Tom Waits; A force of nature!

[MissGravesBlogs]

@MaxxieFelan 1990 here. Heard about Waits from a Sociology teacher :)

[allanliampark]

out standing in the field

[cosmicrider287]

genius.

[SpeedoTriathlete]

who are the couple that thumbed down? weird! thx LoveUGodBless T and J KABBALAH MATTHEWSHEPARD MADONNALICIOUS

[OtterpopSlaughterMop]

I have never heard an unwise word come out of that man's mouth.

[smileshere1000]

I HATE conan O' !!!!!!!!!!! Tom you're too good to sit with him. He's so FAKE!

[Zookmuh]

@smileshere1000

WHAT did you just say about conan. Conan is the realest tv host out there. He's hysterical every night and is welcoming to his guests. Unlike Leno who is just about as funny as a dog turd, and Letterman is too cold.

[cellojordan]

@smileshere1000 I'll admit that Tom does have more chemistry with Letterman, but still, what's wrong with Conan?

[Whatevah232]

I wish I could stay in his head for a day, what an experience would be!

[hbkdetroit]

does anyone have proof of tom waits' location when steve-o was conceived??

[AirPickles]

i hate getting weird, primitive emails like that

[JustJules1000]

Coolest guy ever!!!

[cinedores]

conan spelt C-U-N-T

[GeekIsTheNewCool]

hahahahahaha "some kind of weird primitive email"

[JustJules1000]

@GeekIsTheNewCool lool I cracked up on that part

[DrkVce]

there's evidence of an evil entity living in my fire place

[pob2221]

Who is this dumb guy Conan, here? People tend to get enormously nervous when they talk to Waits. All seem to be stupid compared to Waits. "They play soccer? Really?!?!"

[nickypeeps]

@pob2221 it's him jokingly playing along with Tom, stupid. Did you want him to say, "Well, Tom, it seems far fetched that crows understand the rules of soccer. I have a feeling you're exaggerating a bit."? Why would he be nervous? He's a talk show host. It's his job, so beat it, fanboy

[pob2221]

@nickypeeps. yes. nice comment. thank you. maybe you are right. he still seems nervous to me, though I don't have any other occasion him talking to anybody else in order to compare with this situation. greets, the "fanboy".

[comeonloser]

a chinese gong is a 50 gallon lid.

[markdangerman]

this is the first time i have seen tom waits aside from the movie "mystery men" not sure if i spelled that correctly, i never knew he was so funny.

[pretorious700]

waits makes Conan look like a jerk

[marcoscotlar]

Tom Waits is genius totally all of his stuff is awesome

[Wh3nYour3Strang3]

Tom Waits rules. The end.

[conbonz666]

dinosaur jr at teh end

[mooshashie]

morgan freeman is god.

tom waits is the devil.

and tom waits is the fucking man

[SweeTdeviL889]

where can i find the performance from this episode?

[entersilenthill]

@SweeTdeviL889 just over there...

[68blues]

Imagine sharing the the same cell with T.W.

It would be utterly fascinating.

[NataliaAnnF]

Tom rocks! I'd love to hang with him at a party!

[LucidDream]

If I ever had the chance I would love to just hang out with Tom and listen to all of his stories. By far, to me, one of the most interesting people alive.

[FraterAeternus93]

LOOL

[dunderbob91]

Tom is just incredible. His music is top notch and I thoroughly enjoy watching him be interviewed. T: "Everybody knows that crows are the teenagers of the bird world." C: "I didn't know that."  T: "Well, they are."

I'd love to sit down and have a drink with Mr. Waits.

[peppermintchrist]

I would like to know more about the Shovel Please.

[wavesmag]

@peppermintchrist the shovel please

[FragMaggot77]

Strings on a dumpster and got a pleaseing sound out of it... there's a man who LIVES music! I love it :-D

[weaselidiotu]

i never knew how funny and spontaneous this guy is

[tonatiuhnitor]

"I found the image of the devil,"

That was such a great comment/criticism. Legend

[selj84]

YAY

[cloudlessintheworld]

i miss connie balonie

[LandoftheShanks]

Tom Waits is my favorite performer of all time <3333

[SamRack]

NO lamLouder the joker sounds like Tom

[IamLouder]

voice reminds me of the joker from dark knight

[edbstrung]

Does anyone have the full performance right before this interview?

[littlemezza58]

I mostly listen to death metal, but Tom Waits has to be in my top 5 favourite vocalists of all time me thinks.

[mongorich]

I plat traditional Irish music and I love Tom Waits.

[vt9205]

@mongorich ok

[SeaWasp]

On the Tom Waits website, in the video section, he does Lucinda/Ain't Goin' Down to the Well before this interview. He looks so tall, dark, and ominous doing the performance.

Then Conan, the goofball, comes up to shake his hand and he's taller than Waits! I had a good chuckle about that one!

[DarkonDozac]

Alert the Vatican!

[yamiexup]

if the devil ever comes back to visit.. it prob be to see Tom Waits. I say this with the greatest of respect :)

[hibikino]

Satan's been working out.

[doowrednaxelA]

I love Tom Waits and Coco! And together they're one big cluster cuss! Anyone else see Dinosaur Jr. at the end?? I can just smell that jazzmaster....

[Liamisamom]

This was a great week for Conan. I love the San Francisco week.

Tom Waits, Dino Jr, Conan...... does it get any better than that?

[joydivsion77]

"it's some kind of a weird, primitive email that i got" haha

[hamsandwhich666]

THE SHOVEL PLEASE

[lcorinth]

He's always finding images of stuff on things.

[mommyimadeapoopy]

"there is evidence that there is an evil,uh entity in my fireplace" hahahaha.

[PAULFC93]

Omg its the Apocalypse..

The Devil on a shovel

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!

[pmaddamsetti]

hahaha tom waits is a genius

[LabRat6619]

many people don't "get" Tom's surreal humour?

[Crstn4440]

"alert the vatican"

[littlesongbird1]

This is going to sound dumb..but I work at a store in warwick ny and one day there was a man in the store who looked and sounded just like Tom waits. I even told him, "You know this is going to sound crazy but you remind me of this singer called Tom waits." He just laughed and said, "I have been told that." I giggled and asked if that was because he sounded and looked like him. And he just smiled and didn't say anything but walked awy.

[Izik32]

ha ha. i live in sonoma county and one day i actually saw him in a store in sebastopol. and i met his son

[xBillyTheKidx]

@littlesongbird1 i bet it was him.

[ZoSo3K]

Its not a photograph ^^

[theodorodepangrazia]

"Crows are the teenagers of the bird world".

Haven't you made the same kinds of observations over the years and thought them little truths that matter? Tom notes his observations about things that may seem insignificant but somehow create scale for our lives "the corn is taller than me". Hasn't anyone who's walked in a field of tall corn seen that? (not everyone has walked in a cornfield, but everyone's made observations about their world.

[orgasmosis]

it's interesting to see his early interviews from the late 70s early 80s period where people didn't get him and were snarky, douchebag-ish and rude and treated him like a scumbag.

[Cockoblock]

tom waits is the man. he's gonna be the perfect satan in Depp's next movie.

[livetoskate1992]

what movie!?

[Oddmartian2]

"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus"

[livetoskate1992]

i just seen the trailer it looks so sick

[pollywannacracka]

what what?!?!?!

[Cockoblock]

in the butt!

[zimmyfan115]

Great sit-down comedian.

[sclogse1]

Tom has this perfectly squirrelly quality now....his home spun stories are a lot different than his observations from the seventies. His manner is different too...He's been domesticated but not in a closed off way...after hearing the bedtime story on Orphans, I can imagine all the other lies he came up with to entertain the kids....I'd kill to be adopted by the Waits family...or at least clean the pool....

[SatchmoProductions]

"I asked for some condom...ments." Hilarious.

[MissJoellaBella]

Hahaha. I love this man.

[karl198]

'like a weird primitive email' :D

tom waits is awesome! :D:D

[ritzraff]

OMG he is so freaking amazing.

[MatchStyxMusic]

waits proves a good point about pauses between sentences.

"last week, I help my uncle, jack, off a horse."

[andymafs]

haaahahah his eternal long-live humour..

[kingofthestrings91]

HA! XD

[coochflaps]

@MatchStyxMusic your sentence sounds fucked with / without a pause

[rotolo]

tom wits does d r u g s.

[Magemastrtom]

such lol :D::D

[Magemastrtom]

The interviewer is suck a suck face

[AlexTheRabbi]

i love that thing he does with his hands at the start and finish,, he is so funny without trying, he is THE man :)

[DemonMeister]

Tom is just to coolest guy ever!!!

[conezoneinterviews]

yeah! san fran!

[Hum0ng0us]

Conan and Tom Waits kick ass!! ^_^