Tom Waits Makes Rare Public Appearance to Honor Nicolas Cage
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Tom Waits made a surprise appearance at the SFFILM Awards Night on Monday, where he presented Nicolas Cage with a lifetime achievement honor.
During his remarks, Waits revealed that, as a teenager, Cage worked for him as his driver. Waits said the actor hasn’t changed much in the five decades since then “He was the same as a teenager. It was troublesome for his family and other people around him,” Waits joked (via The San Francisco Chronicle). “He needed some kind of a swimming pool to put that (talent) all in, and I’m sure glad that he has that now.”
Cage previously described Waits as his “ultimate music hero.” The two also appeared together in Francis Ford Copolla’s 1983 film, Rumble Fish.
Additionally, Cage introduced Waits to the comic series The Eyeball Kid, which inspired a character featured appeared in two of Waits’ songs: “Such a Scream” from 1992’s Bone Machine and “Eyeball Kid” from 1999’s Mule Variations.
The notoriously reclusive Waits has been quite active as of late. He recently penned a tribute to Shane MacGowan, and joined Iggy Pop on an episode of his radio show. There are also reports that Waits is “writing again,” but that has never been officially confirmed.
Tom Waits Makes Rare Public Appearance to Honor Nicolas Cage
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