Two entwined narratives run through the creation of Swordfishtrombones and form the backbone of this book.
Waits moved back to Los Angeles to wo.
But at his low point, he got the phone call that changed everything: Francis Ford Coppola tapped Tom to write the score for One From the Heart .
It wasn\'t working.
Bitter and desperately unhappy, he moved to New York in 1979 to change his life.
As the 1970s ended, Waits felt increasingly constrained and trapped by his persona and career.
Two entwined narratives run through the creation of Swordfishtrombones and form the backbone of this book