January 20, 1993 –
The Supreme Court let stand on this date, a $2.5 million award to Tom Waits over use of what the singer had charged was a sound-alike artist to mimic his voice in a television commercial.
Although Tom Waits was notoriously against selling himself in commercials, he did let his principles slip slightly and provided voiceover work for dog food company Butchers Blend in 1981.
After the commercial began to win awards and become recognized Waits regretted the decision; when asked about it years later he said “I was really down on my luck at that time and I’ve always really loved dogs“.
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