Fishing With John - Tom Waits

A little of the Tom Waits section of 'Fishing With John' - a 1991 semi-parodic TV show in which John Lurie, of (Down By Law/Paris Texas fame) hosts a program devoted to him dangling his bait with notable celebrity friends such as Jim Jarmusch, Matt Dillon and Dennis Hopper, whilst professing to know nothing about fishing itself. Existential. John's other talents become apparent upon closer inspection elsewhere. Not only did he star in Jarmusch's Stranger Than Paradise, Down By Law and Permanent Vacation. He also composed music for all of them. As well as Mystery Train. And Get Shorty. And he makes Art, that both sells at Basel and shows at PS1. And his jazz troupe the Lounge Lizards featured Arto Lindsay for a couple of years...etc...

More John and Tom on a fishing trip, here. And in prison together with Roberto Beningi, here. (With thanks to Ted).