Tom Waits' Swordfishtrombones

Two entwined narratives run through the creation of Swordfishtrombones and form the backbone of this book. As the 1970s ended, Waits felt increasingly constrained and trapped by his persona and career. Bitter and desperately unhappy, he moved to New York in 1979 to change his life. It wasn''t working. But at his low point, he got the phone call that changed everything: Francis Ford Coppola tapped ...