“Those things interest me a lot in songwriting - the human nature of how people think, and the muck that we wind up in.” PeopleThinkingHumansInterestHuman NatureWindSongwriting Author:Jakob Dylan
“To us, there was Bob Dylan, and there was dad. As for what he meant to other people, that was never glorified in our house. There were no accolades there, no gold records.” PeopleHouseRecordsDadGoldBobDylanAccolades Author:Jakob Dylan
“There are certainly a lot of people - and I won't name names - who are getting by simply on expression. And I guess that's valuable in some sense. But songs are not better just because they're emotionally honest. To write a song well, you have to put some work into it and grind it out.” PeopleWritingSongHonestValuableGrind Author:Jakob Dylan
“I do look at songwriting as a lot of work. I don't overintellectualize music as a special medium that only some people deserve to do. I think it's something you do if you put the work in.” PeopleThinkingSpecialDeserveSongwriting Author:Jakob Dylan
“Folk music is not for a select group of people who feel that maybe he taught them about this music and that it belongs to them. It doesn't belong only to them. It belongs to everyone who's interested in the blueprints of good songwriting.” PeopleMusic IsSongwritingSelectFolk Music Author:Jakob Dylan
“I'm talking about the '60s really. People go interview these guys and ask them, "Do you still think music can change the world?" I mean, go talk to Graham Nash about that. What's he going to tell you? Ask David Crosby. These guys are still out there. They're playing their hits at Staples Center and those are really valuable songs. I'm talking about a couple of the guys who got knee-deep into really believing music had a great service beyond radio. I believe it did. And I think a lot of those songs are great.” PeopleThinkingWorldBelieveMeanGuySongI BelieveCoupleValuableChanging The WorldGreat Service Author:Jakob Dylan
“I'm realistic. Getting to everybody is not the goal here. The people you can affect in any way - that's who you want to get to.” PeopleGoalRealistic Author:Jakob Dylan
“Its a little gross to put yourself in every song. I mean, how interesting do people really think you are?” PeopleThinkingMeanLittlesSongInterestingGrossMean People Author:Jakob Dylan
