"Biographie." . . "rock" . . "Acteurs États-Unis Biographies." . . "Waits, Tom, (1949 - )" . . "Singers United States vBiography." . . "BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Composers & Musicians." . . "USA" . . "MUSIC Genres & Styles Blues." . . . . "rockmusikere" . . "Rockoví hudebníci Spojené státy americké 20.-21. stol." . . "Chanteurs États-Unis Biographies." . . "Popmuziek." . . "MUSIC Printed Music General." . . . . "Electronic books" . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . . "Newly updated to include his critically acclaimed post-millennial work, this look at Tom Waits-both the reality and the myriad myths-reveals the man behind the curtain. A tale of how a self-taught, drunken hipster in roach-killers and a dirty beret has influenced a generation of musicians with his sound, warmth, and willingness to take chances, this biography shows how he has moved between sideshow barker and evocative troubadour with ease, recording almost 20 albums that range from cabaret to movie soundtracks. Waits encapsulates the wink-and-nudge of a Vaudevillian and the rhythm and heart o."@en . . . . . . . "Biography"@en . "Biography" . . . "biografier" . "Wild years : the music and myth of Tom Waits" . "Tom Waits" . "Wild years : the music and myth of Tom Waits"@en . . . . . . "Biografie" . . . . . . "Divoká léta : hudba a mýtus Toma Waitse" . . . . "Tom Waits: divoká léta - hudba a mýtus" . . . . . "Wild Years the Music and Myth of Tom Waits"@en . . "Wild years: the music and myth of Tom Waits" . "Wild years Tom Waits" . "Hudba a mýtus Toma Waitse" . . . . . . . . . . . "A biography of the versatile American singer/songwriter shows how Tom Waits has influenced a generation of musicians with his sound, warmth, and willingness to take chances." . . . "Wild years the music and myth of Tom Waits"@en . "Wild years the music and myth of Tom Waits" . "Legend. Bum. Genius. Con Man. Devoted husband and father. Myth. Storyteller. Inspiration. Drunk. Visionary. Tom Waits is all of these things. Waits is the lifeline between the great Beat poets and today's rock & roll heroes. He's old enough to be your dad and cool enough to be your hero. One of the few truly original musicians recording today, he's also the rare singer who can actually act, and he has put together a respectable body of work in movies. Wild Years: The Music and Myth of Tom Waits retraces the long road that Waits has traveled and explores the music that made him a legend. Jay S. Jacobs looks at the towering myth that Waits has created for himself. Jay S. Jacobs follows the fate of one of America's pre-eminent artists, a very private man whose career embodies a quirky array of fulfillment and loss, beauty and strangeness. This revised and updated edition includes a new chapter, with insight on Waits' career in the 21st century thus far, as well as the most complete discography available in print. Tom's Wild Years ' a poignant, revealing celebration of the man and all his myths." . . . "Hudebníci Spojené státy americké 20. stol." . . "Musicians United States 20th century" . .