Question: I'm sure you know Scarlett Johannson is recording an album of your songs?

Tom Waits: Well no, I read about it in the paper.

Question:  No one consulted you beforehand?

Tom Waits: No, no. But, you know, more power to her.

Question: Are you excited to hear it?

Tom Waits: I don't know if I'm excited to hear it, but I'm curious. People make songs so that somebody else will hear them and want to do them. I guess it's an indication that the songs aren't so ultra-personal that they can't possibly be interpreted by anyone else. I've seen her in movies. I don't know what she's going to do with the tunes. When you get a hold of somebody else's song, you make it your own. That's all you can do. And that usually requires a certain amount of tailoring. Cut the sleeves off, lay some buttons. Everybody does something different to a song, that's the tradition.

Dopo diverse esibizioni estive assieme ai Jesus and Mary Chain testimoniate da questo video qui sopra ora Scarlett sta per esordire con un vero cd in uscita il prossimo 3 ottobre dal titolo: Scarlett sings Tom Waits. Il disco è prodotto da Dave Sitek dei Tv On The Radio, e contiene ben 13 cover del noto cantautore: presto nuove news!