Tom Waits (minimal jc)

[Kakki]

Just as I've always thought Van Morrison was the Irish male Joni, I thought
Waits was the New York street
character-walking-with-a-bottle-of-Jack-Daniels Joni.

I found this link of Tom quotes and was surprised that so many of these
originated with him ~

http://www.intercom.net/local/shore_journal/yas11015.html