516K views · 14K reactions | Tom Waits performs "Goin Out West" during the Dead Man Walking benefit concert, March 29th, 1998. Artists from the film's soundtrack, including Eddie Vedder, Ani DiFranco, Lyle Lovett, and Steve Earle gathered at The Shrine Auditorium in LA for a night of music benefiting Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation. You can watch Waits' full performance on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vjdow93A2KU | Tom Waits | Facebook

Tom Waits reads “The Laughing Heart” for a 2003 documentary film, Bukouski: Born Into This. Waits first became aware of Bukowski after discovering his column, ‘Notes Of A Dirty Old Man’ in the LA Free Press in the 70’s. A long time admirer of Bukowski’s work, Waits has described his writing as “very musical” and called Bukowski “one of the most colorful and important writers of modern fiction, poetry, prose, in contemporary literature”. #tomwaits, #charlesbukowski, #thelaughingheart | Tom Waits