![Musician Tom Waits accepts his PEN New England's Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Award during a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. September 19, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Musician Tom Waits accepts his PEN New England's Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Award during a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. September 19, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CPTW68/musician-tom-waits-accepts-his-pen-new-englands-song-lyrics-of-literary-excellence-award-during-a-ceremony-at-the-john-f-kennedy-library-in-boston-massachusetts-us-september-19-2016-reutersbrian-snyder-2CPTW68.jpg)
Musician Tom Waits accepts his PEN New England's Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Award during a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. September 19, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
![Tom Waits (ANTI-) on Twitter: "The independently curated and operated website, Tom Waits Library, is live and updated. http://t.co/ViozA5lWGp http://t.co/CYqLAAFLJd" / Twitter Tom Waits (ANTI-) on Twitter: "The independently curated and operated website, Tom Waits Library, is live and updated. http://t.co/ViozA5lWGp http://t.co/CYqLAAFLJd" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/COqVLGuUwAAfeEd.jpg)
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