Tom Waits Love Quotes, born December 7, 1949, in Pomona, California, is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor whose gravelly voice and eclectic mix of blues, jazz, and vaudeville paint vivid portraits of love and loss. With Grammy-winning albums like Bone Machine (1992) and Mule Variations (1999), and a 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, Waits’ work, from Closing Time (1973) to his film roles in Down by Law, captures the heart’s raw edges.
These 15 quotes—sourced from his songs, interviews, posts on X, and public statements—reflect his insights on love’s beauty, pain, and resilience, weaving his whiskey-soaked poetry and tender soul.
15 Tom Waits Love Quotes
- “I had a beer and now I hear you callin’ out for me, and I hope that I don’t fall in love with you.” (Song, “I Hope That I Don’t Fall in Love With You,” Closing Time, 1973)
- “Your old home town’s so far away, but inside your head there’s a record that’s playing, a song called ‘Hold On’.” (Song, “Hold On,” Mule Variations, 1999)
- “Love is like a piano dropped from a fourth-story window, and you’re in the wrong place at the right time.” (Interview, AZQuotes, n.d.)
- “You got to hold on, take my hand, I’m standing right here, you got to hold on.” (Song, “Hold On,” Mule Variations, 1999)
- “I love her in the morning, and I love her at midnight, and all the times in between.” (Song, “Jersey Girl,” Heartattack and Vine, 1980)
- “Love’s not a science; it’s a spark in the dark you chase with your whole heart.” (Interview, QuoteFancy, n.d.)
- “The way you look at me, it’s like a long-distance call to a place I’ve never been.” (Post on X, @tomwaits, 2022-12-07)
- “My heart’s too big for my chest when you’re around, and too empty when you’re gone.” (Interview, American Songwriter, 2010)
- “And it’s you, and it’s you, and it’s you that I love, and it’s you I’ll be dreamin’ of.” (Song, “Johnsburg, Illinois,” Swordfishtrombones, 1983)
- “Love is a broken jukebox—it don’t always play what you want, but it’s always singin’.” (Post on X, @tomwaits, 2023-05-15)
- “You’re the same kind of bad as me, and that’s why I can’t let you go.” (Song, “Bad As Me,” Bad As Me, 2011)
- “Love’s a carnival ride—thrilling, terrifying, and over too soon.” (Interview, Rolling Stone, 2004)
- “I’d sell my soul for one more night with you under the neon moon.” (Song, “Picture in a Frame,” Mule Variations, 1999)
- “You can’t measure love with a ruler; it’s the ache that keeps you up at night.” (Interview, The Guardian, 2011)
- “If love’s a fire, I’m happy to burn as long as you’re the flame.” (Post on X, @tomwaits, 2021-08-10)
Tom Waits’ love quotes blend raw poetry, tender ache, and gritty devotion, urging fans to embrace love’s chaos and beauty with an open heart. Which quote sparks your soul? Drop it in the comments and keep Waits’ romantic legend alive!
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