Singer songwriter Tom Waits has won critical acclaim for his music . His strange tales of the seedy side of America have attracted a cult following . In the song , Frank eventually runs amok , setting fire to the family home and blazing a trail up the Hollywood freeway because , as Waits quips in the pay-off `` he never could stand that dog . '' The singer is best known as one half of the duo with fellow musician and producer Jack White. Waits counts U.S. writers Jack Kerouac and Charles Bukowski as influences .
Singer songwriter Tom Waits has won critical acclaim for his music . His strange tales of the seedy side of America have attracted a cult following . The singer is best known as one half of the duo with fellow musician and producer Jack White. Waits counts U.S. writers Jack Kerouac and Charles Bukowski as influences .