{"product_id":"wild-years-the-music-and-myth-of-tom-waits-9781550227161","title":"Wild Years: The Music and Myth of Tom Waits","description":"Legend. Bum. Genius. Con Man. Devoted husband and father. Myth. Storyteller. Inspiration. Drunk. Visionary. Tom Waits is all of these things. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWaits is the lifeline between the great Beat poets and today's rock \u0026amp; roll heroes. He's old enough to be your dad and cool enough to be your hero. One of the few truly original musicians recording today, he's also the rare singer who can actually act, and he has put together a respectable body of work in movies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWild Years: The Music and Myth of Tom Waits\u003c\/i\u003e retraces the long road that Waits has traveled and explores the music that made him a legend. Jay S. Jacobs looks at the towering myth that Waits has created for himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJay S. Jacobs follows the fate of one of America's pre-eminent artists, a very private man whose career embodies a quirky array of fulfillment and loss, beauty and strangeness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis revised and updated edition includes a new chapter, with insight on Waits' career in the 21st century thus far, as well as the most complete discography available in print. Tom's \u003ci\u003eWild Years\u003c\/i\u003e -- a poignant, revealing celebration of the man and all his myths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781550227161\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.92w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/10\/2006\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jay S. Jacobs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52507539243189,"sku":"9781550227161","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d1996032-0832-4136-b1b6-cc4187e297c4.jpg?v=1778565627","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/wild-years-the-music-and-myth-of-tom-waits-9781550227161","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}