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Q INTERVIEW: Singer Tom Waits

The idiosyncratic Tom Waits has kept fans waiting seven years for his new album, Bad as Me.

Idiosyncratic singer Tom Waits has kept his fans waiting seven years for his new album, Bad as Me.

For his latest studio album, the California-based singer has surrounded himself with a cast of musicians including Keith Richards, Charlie Musselwhite, David Hidalgo and Mark Ribot.

Waits talked to Jian Ghomeshi, host of CBC's Q cultural affairs show, about his songwriting process and how his years in the music business have changed him.