HEAR IT READ
Each page below can read itself to you. It is a computer voice, not Tom's. Open a page, then press READ IT TO ME. For anything with more than one part, use the gold ALL PARTS bar - it plays every part straight through on its own. Shortest first.
Back to the memorabilia · Home
▶ EVERY READING ON ONE PAGE — PRESS PLAYNEW ON THE SITE — OCTOBER 2026 · what this update adds, with links
1. HOW I GOT HERE - SHORT SUMMARY (2 minutes, 1 part) ▶ ALL 1 PART — PLAYS STRAIGHT THROUGH, NO BUTTONS 2. (3/35) — BOOK THREE - INTRODUCTION (3 minutes, 1 part) ▶ ALL 1 PART — PLAYS STRAIGHT THROUGH, NO BUTTONS 3. 36 OF 35 — LADY WEAVER BONUS CHAPTER (3 minutes, 1 part) 4. (4/35) — Book Three - What the "Community" Says (4 minutes, 1 part) 5. BRIEF INTRO (4 minutes, 1 part) ▶ ALL 1 PART — PLAYS STRAIGHT THROUGH, NO BUTTONS 6. (24/35) CASSETTE TAPES THAT MADE ME AWESOME (5 minutes, 1 part) 7. DEDICATION (1 OF 35) (6 minutes, 1 part) ▶ ALL 1 PART — PLAYS STRAIGHT THROUGH, NO BUTTONS 8. WEBSITE MISSION STATEMENT (6 minutes, 1 part) ▶ ALL 1 PART — PLAYS STRAIGHT THROUGH, NO BUTTONS 9. SHOULD YOU READ THIS BOOK? (6 minutes, 1 part) ▶ ALL 1 PART — PLAYS STRAIGHT THROUGH, NO BUTTONS 10. HOW I GOT HERE - FULL CLEAN SUMMARY (6 minutes, 2 parts) ▶ ALL 2 PARTS — PLAYS STRAIGHT THROUGH, NO BUTTONS 11. WHY SO SERIOUS??? (30 OF 35) (7 minutes, 1 part) ▶ ALL 1 PART — PLAYS STRAIGHT THROUGH, NO BUTTONS 12. (15/35) RIDDLE ME THIS: WHO IS THIS BOOK FOR AND WHO ARE ‘MY’ PEOPLE? (7 minutes, 2 parts) ▶ ALL 2 PARTS — PLAYS STRAIGHT THROUGH, NO BUTTONS 13. TOM JENSEN HAS BEEN WRITING LYRICS TO SONGS FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS. (9 minutes, 3 parts) ▶ ALL 3 PARTS — PLAYS STRAIGHT THROUGH, NO BUTTONS 14. (21/35) WHAT TOM WANTS (10 minutes, 3 parts) ▶ ALL 3 PARTS — PLAYS STRAIGHT THROUGH, NO BUTTONS 15. (Y25) — Book Two - CAN I GET SUED? — LAWSUIT RISK: COMPLETE SUMMARY (10 minutes, 2 parts) 16. HOW I GOT HERE - THE BEGINNING (12 minutes, 4 parts) ▶ ALL 4 PARTS — PLAYS STRAIGHT THROUGH, NO BUTTONS 17. HOW I GOT HERE - FULL CLEAN VERSION — ALL ELEVEN CHAPTERS (17 minutes, 5 parts) ▶ ALL 5 PARTS — PLAYS STRAIGHT THROUGH, NO BUTTONS 18. FINAL THOUGHTS (29 OF 35) (19 minutes, 8 parts) ▶ ALL 8 PARTS — PLAYS STRAIGHT THROUGH, NO BUTTONS 19. CREATING A SONG (20 minutes, 5 parts) 20. (23/35) MY LYRICS ARE LIKE THESE 13 FAMOUS SONGWRITERS (27 minutes, 7 parts) 21. (25/35) THE TWENTY SONGS I WISH I WROTE (30 minutes, 8 parts) 22. HOW I GOT HERE - FULL DIRTY VERSION — WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT (32 minutes, 12 parts) ▶ ALL 12 PARTS — PLAYS STRAIGHT THROUGH, NO BUTTONS 23. THE LADY WEAVER (35 minutes, 8 parts) ▶ ALL 8 PARTS — PLAYS STRAIGHT THROUGH, NO BUTTONS 24. (31/35) SIX CAR RIDE TALKS (44 minutes, 15 parts) 24b. SIX CAR RIDE TALKS — RATED PG-13 (44 minutes, 15 parts) 24c. SIX CAR RIDE TALKS — RATED PG (44 minutes, 15 parts) 25. SIX CAR RIDE TALKS — RATED R (45 minutes, 15 parts) 26. SIX CAR RIDE TALKS — RATED NC-17 (45 minutes, 15 parts) 27. SIX CAR RIDE TALKS — RATED X (46 minutes, 16 parts) 28. 9 OF 35 — ROLLING STONE STYLE REVIEWS (49 minutes, 13 parts) 29. THE ICEBERG (1.2 hours, 18 parts) 30. HOW I GOT HERE - FULL TALK W/ CLAUDEAI — WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT (3.2 hours, 55 parts) ▶ ALL 55 PARTS — PLAYS STRAIGHT THROUGH, NO BUTTONSTHE SET LISTS
Each set list reads its songs to you, one after another. Open one, then press READ ME THE WHOLE LIST, or press one song. Set list 1 first.
SET LIST 1 — GLASS HALF SOMETHING (13 minutes, 12 songs) SET LIST 2 — PLURALITY (14 minutes, 12 songs) SET LIST 3 — SELF IN THE MIRROR (14 minutes, 13 songs) SET LIST 4 — PARTNERED TO THE CRIME (16 minutes, 12 songs) SET LIST 5 — LIVING À LA MODE (14 minutes, 12 songs) SET LIST 6 — DEFINITELY NOT LOVE (15 minutes, 13 songs) SET LIST 7 — TRAIN OFF THE TRACKS (15 minutes, 12 songs) SET LIST 8 — BOSS LOGIC (13 minutes, 12 songs) SET LIST 9 — THRALLS OF THE FLAME (13 minutes, 12 songs) SET LIST 10 — GO ASK GRAMM (17 minutes, 12 songs) SET LIST 11 — NOISE, LIES AND LONGING (12 minutes, 13 songs) SET LIST 12 — WOUNDED MASCULINITY (SILHOUETTES OF PRIDE) (16 minutes, 12 songs) SET LIST 13 — POWER SHIELDS (14 minutes, 13 songs) SET LIST 14 — 6,000 KM TO DENMARK (11 minutes, 13 songs) SET LIST 15 — LIMINAL STATE (13 minutes, 13 songs) SET LIST 16 — KNEEL, HEAL AND RISE (16 minutes, 13 songs) SET LIST 17 — SMIRKS, SWEARS, MOANS AND CRIES (14 minutes, 13 songs) SET LIST 18 — CORRUGATION ROW (14 minutes, 14 songs) SET LIST 19 — DELLA OF TROY (12 minutes, 12 songs) SET LIST 20 — THE COST OF LIGHT (16 minutes, 13 songs) SET LIST 21 — A COLD PLATE (21 minutes, 12 songs) SET LIST 22 — INHERENT ABSENCE (18.3 minutes, 19 songs) SET LIST 23 — ZIONATION (15.5 minutes, 15 songs) SET LIST 24 — BI RIDE OR DIE (16.8 minutes, 16 songs)THE SONG LISTS
Each song list reads its songs to you. Open one, then press the read button, or press one song.
SONG LIST 1 — THE LAST MAN SINGING (16.3 minutes, 13 songs, from the Song List 1 page) SONG LIST 1 — THE LAST MAN SINGING (15.2 minutes, 13 songs, from the all-in-one page) SONG LIST 2 — SHEILA TEQUILA (7.8 minutes, 12 songs) SONG LIST 3 — A DAY AT THE OFFICE (8.9 minutes, 12 songs) SONG LIST 4 — A TRAVELER IN THE DISTANCE (12.4 minutes, 12 songs) SONG LIST 5 — Love Without a Doubt (3.3 minutes, 1 part) ▶ ALL 1 PART — PLAYS STRAIGHT THROUGH, NO BUTTONS SONG LIST 6 — UNDERTOWS AND AFTERGLOWS (11 minutes, 11 songs) SONG LIST 6 — Undertows and Afterglows (3.4 minutes, 1 part) ▶ ALL 1 PART — PLAYS STRAIGHT THROUGH, NO BUTTONS SONG LIST 7 — HIGH TIDES AND LANDSLIDES (12.7 minutes, 12 songs) SONG LIST 7 — High Tides and Landslides (3.3 minutes, 1 part) ▶ ALL 1 PART — PLAYS STRAIGHT THROUGH, NO BUTTONS SONG LIST 8 — A KNIGHT FOR A LADY (13.5 minutes, 12 songs) SONG LIST 8 — A Knight for a Lady (3.2 minutes, 1 part) ▶ ALL 1 PART — PLAYS STRAIGHT THROUGH, NO BUTTONS SONG LIST 9 — BETWEEN US AND LOVE (11.6 minutes, 12 songs) SONG LIST 9 — Between Us and Love (3.2 minutes, 1 part) ▶ ALL 1 PART — PLAYS STRAIGHT THROUGH, NO BUTTONS SONG LIST 10 — ONE PIECE MISSING (13.6 minutes, 12 songs) SONG LIST 10 — One Piece Missing (3.3 minutes, 1 part) ▶ ALL 1 PART — PLAYS STRAIGHT THROUGH, NO BUTTONS