"It makes the county cleaner, and, hopefully, it gives a sense of pride to the inmates," said Saginaw County Sheriff William ...

In a manner akin to a Kurt Vonnegut novel, Tom Waits' own fictional creation began to consume his own thoughts. The folk star was hung up on Frank's Wild Years.

We spoke to highly original novelist Willem Anker about influence and the limits of the sayable. Maybe one day when I fail ...

Tom Waits and Bruce Springsteen share multiple similarities in their songwriting, but Waits' 1980 track 'Jersey Girl' felt particularly suited to The Boss.

The veteran session Strat-slinger who restarted Little Feat in the ‘80s discusses how he developed an essential studio skill, ...

Here's what happened. Adele's New Hit 'Hello' Accused of Plagiarizing Tom Waits' 'Martha' Adele's New Hit 'Hello' Accused of Plagiarizing Tom Waits' 'Martha' Does Adele's massively popular new hit ...

Waits knew some of these people from shared ... and lurch rather than simply marking time. “Tom always wanted orchestra accuracy with back-alley blues—it had to be loose, and had to be ...

Tom Waits’ Reaction By then, Waits was well-known for refusing to license his music and having an aversion to doing deals with brands. In 1981, he did a commercial with Purina dog food and would ...

The vast majority of musicians who end up in court are there for behavioral or musical copyright issues, but when Tom Waits went to court in April 1990, he was going head-to-head with a different ...

READ MORE: How Tom Waits Made 'Rain Dogs' Into a Boozy, Ghostly Masterpiece This happened to Tom Waits in 1990. In 1988, a commercial for a new product made by the Frito-Lay snack food company ...