Our cover story featured Tom Waits, the man with the hobnail voice who sings of urban emptiness.
He talked to NOW just as his concert film Big Time was set to hit the big screen and, though he complained about touring and having to do interviews, he still came across as the ultimate charmer. He’s far from done, by the way he released his excellent Bad As Me disc this year, 23 years later (page 18 of the issue).
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