“To me, his voice sounds like the wind forming words and being sent to you across time. His voice is so alone it defies comparison. It feels like part opera, part mariachi, part lonesome yodel and part Irish tenor via Texas. And there is something so tender, so private about his voice. It confides feelings you mostly keep to yourself. He sounds like a man who is man enough to cry. He feels new and like he’s been around for centuries. There is no one in music like him.” – Tom Waits