Fragment from 90 Minutes Live, wherein Flo & Eddie interview Tom Waits at the legendary Tropicana Hotel in Hollywood. 6 April 1978
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@richardturnier2 жыл бұрын
Ran into him just a couple years ago in the tiny airport of Santa Fe, New Mexico. He almost missed his plane because he was so wrapped up in his own private universe, tapping his foot and rocking back and forth (though not as pronounced as in this video). I had to point out to him that his flight had been called ages ago... he showed me his ticket and said "For real?", I said "For real" and walked him to the gate. I so badly wanted to talk to him, thank him for his music, but didn't want to interrupt his musings.
@owenwilberforce61383 жыл бұрын
This is an amazing look into his legendary Tropicana phase. Before he met Kathleen, before he got married and polished like a new dime. How he ever pulled into his persona is a real mystery. Self-invented out of the ashes of the 40’s and 50’s, he was such a staggering departure from the acoustic guitar strumming songwriters all trying to surpass Bob Dylan. Tom was completely fishing off a different pier, on a different coast of a mythic shore of a strange island port bar. As if his parents were refugees from a Filipino/ Cuban Cruise Ship Directors gig with no direction home. Somehow out of this incredible chaos, he became a sober family man who is perhaps our greatest living songsmith.
@helethead3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, he was also a bit of a dick to Rickie Lee Jones. I like the songs but this “character” really gets old quick.
@JavierCarrilloMilla3 жыл бұрын
Very well written Owen! I like how you left songsmith for the end :) Never read that word before. That's a very good description for waits.
@EyeAmMyOwn7772 жыл бұрын
Beautifully said. I find parallels between Tom and Hunter Thompson. They both dug out unique personas and perspectives completely counter-intuitive to their peers. Ships of Jewels, not fools, these two. Bug-eyed geniuses.
@ironflazambat58152 жыл бұрын
Funny enough, some of his body language here reminds me of Dylan, specifically during his ‘66 tour. They must’ve been on the same stuff, cause the jittery rocking back and forth and strange finger positions remind me of that interview where Dylan was like “I just wanna go home.” Both look pretty strung out. Here’s the vídeo, if you’re interested (the part I’m talking about is right at the end): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l8pzpc6AvpvadIU.html
@aumfidelity86092 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed to all you wrote above, Owen.
@violetfirth94172 жыл бұрын
When he plays the piano it's just like angels clearing the space of demons. Otherworldly ✨✨✨✨✨
@sclogse14 жыл бұрын
Of course, this is unbelievably great.
@SeansMusicVault2 ай бұрын
Sweet Cheezus, what an amazingly unique artist Tom has been for us, through all of his sonic permutations. Tom has always delivered the goods. ☮
@Bill-jc1fy Жыл бұрын
A one of a kind songwriter and performer, very underrated. Saw him work 5 or 6 times starting in the mid-70's. He never disappoints.
@novtwelveninetyone3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been a Tom Waits fan since I was thirteen years old and somehow, all these years, I’ve never seen this clip! This is fantastic!!
@astephena Жыл бұрын
I would like to submit this as evidence to why keeping your creative space as chaotic as possible is part of the creative process
@sclogse111 ай бұрын
It's when the silverfish start feeling comfy you gotta watch out..
@krisscanlon4051 Жыл бұрын
Holy Moley actual recording of Tom at his Tropicana hovel...history with Flo and Eddie as well...wow
@ryanpatrick50424 жыл бұрын
I thought I had seen everything, but never even knew this existed. Thanks for sharing!
@moonmaiden88812 жыл бұрын
FYI, Tom wasn't putting on a shtick or a persona. This is simply Tom's personality! After hearing Tom talk about his struggle with Auditory Processing Disorder and noise sensitivity, seeing him stimming, and also see him avoiding eye contact I personally believe that he's on the high functioning end of Autism. Tom shows autistic kids that there's nothing wrong with them! He shows them that they don't have to mask their behaviors in order to find approval. Tom is himself wherever he goes. And, he's loved exactly for who he is. This is the kind of representation we need to see in the media!
@MrDschiesus2 жыл бұрын
i have a different understanding of the situation ;) to me it seems as hes been up for far too long and still buzzing like crazs. propably amphetamins. smokes chain, one after the other, same with beer at early daytime. his voice too fucked up for even his standards too sing. he clearly is high as a kite.
@joeydanielski9622 жыл бұрын
Yeah, this is clearly him not taking care of himself. I assume abusing substances and being up for days at a time, living the lifestyle.
@420gg62 жыл бұрын
This comment gave me brain damage. "Tom shows autistic kids that there's nothing wrong with them", This guy is high on heroin lmao.
@joeydanielski9622 жыл бұрын
@@420gg6 hilarious, right?
@handfularain8938 Жыл бұрын
It’s an act… He is an actor who created this whole Persona to work within… to live within. Later, of course, he shed it, and created a whole new one.
@waitsbian2 жыл бұрын
girl you are rocking back and forth violently
@greatlakeblake Жыл бұрын
misitua
@waitsbian Жыл бұрын
@@greatlakeblake you get me
@CircleofShit3 жыл бұрын
A genius story teller. This is real talent right here.
@waitsbatriani Жыл бұрын
Great! Interesting to see him honing his character early in his career. It's all stage craft, but I loved it at the time. My guess is he never actually lived in that Tropicana apartment, but it made a great prop. Thanks for this.
@samueljones3790 Жыл бұрын
Tom W. did live at the Tropicana. I visited him there, I was from San Diego where we both went to High School (in Chula Vista-HILLTOP HIGH). Anyways, his apartment was always in a continuos laughing riot.
@hammstring16956 ай бұрын
@@samueljones3790 He sure did. I lived /stayed downstairs in Chuck E.'s room whenever he was gone. Susan and Damian Hardin lived in the front of the house (Tim Hardin's ex.)
@difushi37214 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! :o)
@joshhuatheg3m3ni53 жыл бұрын
Booze and cocaine. I used to not like his music but I just hadn’t gotten it yet. Genius and such a wonderful man.
@MrDschiesus2 жыл бұрын
more like amphetamin
@malcolmbenson63683 жыл бұрын
this is beautiful. a genius
@poutinedavid89372 жыл бұрын
This is real history right here. Performers, pay attention. This really is Tom finding himself at this period of time. Keep in mind, just a few years later he'd release "Swordfishtrombone" - an album FULL of performance and theatrics. Something he hasn't let go to this day. Man, this is great.
@nmp2907653 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading this gem
@Reader-Copy3 жыл бұрын
FICKING PRICELESS! INTIMATE VIEW OF TOM!
@pierremartin9048 Жыл бұрын
A genius on a journey
@lahaza6515 Жыл бұрын
Oh man he plays Burma Shave! That was unexpected & wonderful. I wonder if the rocking was an affectation.
@MrDschiesus2 жыл бұрын
muchas gracias for the upload! ive been looking for this for years as it seemed to had dissappeared. what a document of his early years! totally wasted but still witty and beautiful in his expression.i really love that clip.
@koolgrapp45093 жыл бұрын
I used to think I didn't like Tom Waits. I was wrong...
@galloping2greatness2 жыл бұрын
Bro! Thank you so much for posting. 🤯
@sigmasagittarius7906 Жыл бұрын
The embodiment of imagination, like a made-up friend.
@Beau-i5s2 күн бұрын
Tom is an imaginary friend to us all.
@stynger2 жыл бұрын
This is a fascinating clip. Never seen it.
@johnb95073 жыл бұрын
Tom Waits and the Turtles. That would've been a great musical hook up. Or better yet, Zappa & Mothers and Waits.
@halbrandt21043 жыл бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/abNphJOi0NLYdKc.html
@melissasmith75442 жыл бұрын
Tom toured with Zappa in the beginning of his career.
@brotzmannsax Жыл бұрын
The first time I ever saw him he opened for the Mothers and played solo piano.
@krisscanlon4051 Жыл бұрын
Hmmm all Frank and Herb Cohen
@hammstring16956 ай бұрын
I saw Flo & Eddie - great musical /comedy show
@DETROIT19482 жыл бұрын
Excellent 👍
@troygaspard67323 жыл бұрын
"He earns millions of dollars but he lives here.'" He was known but not wealthy at this point .
@josephozturk32883 жыл бұрын
Yes he was wealthy
@moonmaiden88812 жыл бұрын
This is true. Plus, L.A. has always been VERY expensive. Truth is, the place he lived in this video is most likely all he could afford.
@strangersname Жыл бұрын
@@josephozturk3288 Not at that time, though I'm sure he could have afforded a decent apartment.
@Piwork6911 ай бұрын
I never saw the entire segment. The view of the Tropicana Motel at the beginning was cool.
@soldtobediers2 жыл бұрын
Tom Waits; at the end of those places... we've never been.
@schizvoid87743 ай бұрын
4:52 he would later write the line “I ain’t no extra baby,I’m a leading man”
@mikeoxlong82728 ай бұрын
Now I wanna watch 200 motels.
@CarsGuitarsARs9 ай бұрын
He is the greatest songwriter this country has ever produced. Dylan is great, but forget it!
@Geoffreydarcy-pv4mqАй бұрын
🔥💙🔥
@stevenwiederholt70002 жыл бұрын
I first saw Tom Waits on The Mike Douglas show. You want to talk culture clash!
@sclogse111 ай бұрын
"You wanna walk in my shoes?" Tom was also on the Dinah Shore show but videos from that have to be leased for special events, etc. At least that was the case when I researched these maybe 20 years ago.
@stevenwiederholt700011 ай бұрын
@@sclogse1 Tom Waits is definitely an Acquired Taste. I like him A lot But....ya know what I mean.
@bernhardsart3 жыл бұрын
Abso-Fucking-lutely Priceless!!!!
@samoconnell50282 жыл бұрын
It's the Sun City Girls guy
@webstercat Жыл бұрын
Tom Waits Pop Singer
@martynb901 Жыл бұрын
As a fairly recent discoverer of Tom Waits, who I think is a genius, I find him fascinating. At first sight he looks like a substance-addled wreck, yet even in thin interview his brain and his wit are pin-sharp, and I find it hard to shake off the feeling that he has fooled everyone with a created persona. Unless he is a great an actor as he is a songwriter I know it's unlikely, but something just doesn't quite seem to add up!
@happyrudolf91343 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. :o)
@YQN21493 жыл бұрын
What song is that? Edit: it's 'Burma Shave'
@jeffbrett7849 Жыл бұрын
true magic....people can say he ripped off Beefheart but he has the goods....a great songwriter
@haydenwalton27666 ай бұрын
hey frank, where's flo ? im not sure, but he'll be standing next to eddie
@mellow51233 ай бұрын
I don't know anything about Tom Waits, only heard a song or two of his. What I see here is a man in the throes of some kind of mental illness. Glad to hear he pulled out of it later.
@danielhornbeck6588 Жыл бұрын
His piano was famously in the kitchen, jammed into the counter, very tight space. He didn't have big furniture like that couch either. He had lawn chairs. This isn't his crib. The video performance is stellar though, this isn't a complaint.
@darylcumming7119 Жыл бұрын
Whatever happened to Flo and Eddie?
@fanboy64058 ай бұрын
7:38 "it was either this or a career in air conditioning and refrigeration" LOL
@johnrivers62525 ай бұрын
Does anyone know the name of the song he plays around 9:45
@darylcumming71193 жыл бұрын
A blast from the past ?
@jeffclement246810 ай бұрын
And now almost every piano bar in the country has some "hipster" performing, with a hat like Tom's, and wishing they had his talent.
@ginjazz28362 жыл бұрын
Tom( Napoleon Dynamite)Waits
@AceFurley2 жыл бұрын
This looks like this was filmed during Tom's as yet unknown and secret "meth head up for a week" stage. (before he transitioned into a drunk, and finally a secret clean and sober stage) It's either that or he just got out of a "special" hospital and the thorazine hadn't worn off yet?
@FatGucciBaby2 жыл бұрын
9:11
@MelancholyProductions9 ай бұрын
what song is he playing? Burma? The piano sounds lovely in this video.
@FatGucciBaby8 ай бұрын
@@MelancholyProductions Yeah it's burma shave. My favourite version, although his version of it with herb hardesty is incredible. Does summertime into burma shave, its amazing.
@fayjan733 жыл бұрын
wt kind of drugs was my mans on?
@johnholmes41243 жыл бұрын
The right ones - jazz greats
@dylanharkin81983 жыл бұрын
alcohol and cocaine
@MrDschiesus2 жыл бұрын
@@dylanharkin8198 looks very much like amphetamin to me
@fayjan732 жыл бұрын
Articulation still immaculate 👌
@samoconnell50282 жыл бұрын
Most likely the jittery movements he makes were just apart of his shtick. Guy was method acting in these years.
@GamesWithBrainz Жыл бұрын
that guy called tom a 'pop' singer lmao
@scottallen9556 Жыл бұрын
Who are Flo & Eddie?
@sclogse111 ай бұрын
Band members of The Turtles, who created this interview show. There's one with David Bowie. They used to have Soupy Sales as a neighbor in their building.
@jameskennedy7219 ай бұрын
Clearly talented . But what is wrong with him ?
@tufur08 Жыл бұрын
Bad beer claimed interview
@rocksinger45 Жыл бұрын
Funny how things turn out back in 1978 ~ No one cares if Flo & Eddie have a new record coming out but people are clamoring to get a new Tom Waits LP here at the tail end of 2022 ~ BTW where are Flo & Eddie now ~
@paulklee3 жыл бұрын
so good! Also kind of cringey with Flo and Eddie dissing Tom in a way - but I s till love em
@Putocurioso3 жыл бұрын
Got that as well. Joke's on them. They probably didn't know all the beauty that was right in front of their faces till someone pointed it out and made them realize it later.
@blackmore43 жыл бұрын
@@Putocurioso Eh? They were in awe. Their whole shtick as interviewers, presenters and even performers was being kind of goofy and so of course there's an element of that but seriously, they thought Waits was/is a genius.