Tom Waits was awarded an official Key to the City of El Paso, Texas yesterday (June 25).
The legendary singer was not expecting the honour when a uniformed officer walked on-stage at El Paso's Plaza Theatre, where he was performing.
�??I paid all those tickets,�?� Waits quipped when he saw the officer, adding �??She was dead when I got there.�?�
El Paso councilwoman Susie Boyd then came onto the stage and handed Waits a plaque, which held a key to the city.
Waits, visibly moved, said, �??This is a first for me, a real first.�?�
Waits will continue his Gloom And Doom tour playing shows throughout the Midwest before heading to Europe for a string of summer dates.
--By our Los Angeles staff.
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