TOM WAITS FIRST TIME REACTION - Straight to the top - Metalhead reacts 

Damn, what you said about other 70s singer-songwriters flailing in the late-80s while Tom was getting all weird and rowdy like this... nailed it.

Tom is one of few men who look cool wearing sunglasses indoors, he is that guy.

Tom, what does it matter if the air is fresh and clean? You're going to smoke eight packs of cigarettes while you're there anyway!

What a character!! Lol! But he does have that bluesy voice that sounds like from an earlier era.

He did go straight up to the top. To big sur. Right where the air was fresh and clean...

Tom made 10 appearances as a musical guest on Letterman and generally stayed to give an interview, including after this performance. Check out the Waits goodbye to Letterman days before Letterman retired in 2015: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PEi5b6nUQQs.htmlsi=S3ps4NEi6X6d8_y5

Starting with "Down By Law", Tom has a long acting career at the same time.P.S. I appreciate that you guys get it

Dont get me wrong… i love tom, and the performance…. But a part of me thinks… he went out there with the intention of selling zero records… which would also be fitting