{"id":32304,"date":"2011-03-15T16:13:25","date_gmt":"2011-03-15T15:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kulturbloggen.com\/?p=32304"},"modified":"2011-03-15T16:13:25","modified_gmt":"2011-03-15T15:13:25","slug":"tom-waits-invald-i-rock-n-roll-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kulturbloggen.com\/?p=32304","title":{"rendered":"Tom Waits invald i Rock N Roll Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tom Waits har blivit invald i Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. Det var f\u00f6r delen p\u00e5 tiden. Enligt ett pressmeddelande skedde invalet p\u00e5 initiativ av av Neil Young.
\nH\u00e4r ett pressmeddelande:<\/p>\n

TOM WAITS INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME BY NEIL YOUNG AT THE HISTORIC WALDORF ASTORIA<\/p>\n

Iconoclast TOM WAITS was inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame by Neil Young at the ceremony Monday night honoring his vast and storied musical career spanning four decades. Waits accepted this honor with humor and heart, stating:
\n\u201cThanks, everybody, this is very encouraging. Songs are really just interesting things to do with the air. I was fifteen when I snuck in to a club to see Lightning Hopkins. I wore an overcoat, put white-out in my hair, drew on a mustache and said in a deep voice, \u201cOne ticket please.\u201d I saw Lightning walk through a door in the back room that said, \u2018Keep Out!! This Room for ENTERTAINERS ONLY.\u2019 At the moment, I realized I wanted to get into show business as soon as possible.
\nI am grateful to my wife and my collaborator Kathleen Brennan. She is the light that helps me find my way and to my kids who have taught me everything I know.
\nSome day, I hope to hear, \u201cHey Mack, take the cuffs off him, I think he\u2019s a Hall of Famer!\u201d
\nDuring his introduction, Neil Young described WAITS as: \u201ca great performer, singer, actor, songwriter, magician, changeling and spiritual guy.\u201d
\nFollowing the inductions (WAITS, Alice Cooper, Neil Diamond, Darlene Love, Leon Russell and Dr. John), WAITS took over the famed ballroom stage with guitarist David Hidalgo (Los Lobos) and long time collaborators, guitarist Marc Ribot and bassist, Larry Taylor with son Casey Waits on drums. TOM\u2019s shamanistic vocals, along with his innovative arrangements, pounding rhythms and emotional melodies were all on display in full force in front of the packed room filled with rock luminaries.
\nWAITS performed four songs, including \u201cMake It Rain,\u201d \u201cRain Dogs,\u201d a piano version of \u201cHouse Where Nobody Lives,\u201d and \u201cGet Behind The Mule\u201d (with Neil Young).
\nImmediately after the performance, Elton John noted: \u201cIf Jackson Pollack could sing, he\u2019d be Tom Waits.\u201d
\nMeanwhile, Waits has been hard at work in his studio on his highly anticipated forthcoming album of new songs.<\/p>\n

For updated info on Tom, check out www.tomwaits.com<\/a><\/p>\n