Singer songwriter Tom Waits has won critical acclaim for his songwriting . His strange tales of the seedy underworld of America have gained a cult following . It is the same world that Kerouac chronicled in his writings , including his most famous work `` The actress Scarlett Johansson is a fan and recorded a recent solo album . Waits counts U.S. writers Jack Kerouac and Charles Bukowski as influences .
Singer songwriter Tom Waits has won critical acclaim for his songwriting . His strange tales of the seedy underworld of America have gained a cult following . The actress Scarlett Johansson is a fan and recorded a recent solo album . Waits counts U.S. writers Jack Kerouac and Charles Bukowski as influences .