"My first big gig was an opening show for Frank Zappa, and I think that was difficult."

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Tom Waits

#Thinking Quotes #Gigs Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“One of my favourite messages about The Pirate Fairy is that the story is about appreciating your own talents.”
“As for famous men who were not artists, I am beginning to be tired of them. Those poor little scoundrels who are called great men fill me with nothing but overwhelming horror.”
“How to explain? How to describe? Even the omniscient viewpoint quails.”
“Technology and comfort - having those, people speak of culture, but do not have it.”
“Every man is a bachelor out of his wife's sight!”
“What's most troubling about this witless mishmash of whiny, infantile philosophizing and bone-crunching violence is the increasing realization that it actually thinks it's saying something of significance.”
“When a designer gives you a bill, what do you see it as? An expense, right? When a designer gives me a bill, I see it as an investment. For me, it is something that appreciates and helps your business grow.”
“You're so stupid, Rose! - Jack Dawson”

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