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Read Tom Waits' bizarre Keith Richards poem


For its Keith Richards tribute issue, Rolling Stone asked the rock icon's friend and occasional collaborator Tom Waits to write a poem in his honor.

In response, Waits came up with a bizarre (non-rhyming) tribute that compares Richards to a fax machine, mentions the color of his urine and praises his talent and manners.

Read the poem in its entirety below.