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31 quotes by Jakob Dylan

Jakob Luke Dylan (born December 9, 1969) is an American singer and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead singer and songwriter for the rock band The Wallflowers, with which he has released six albums since 1992. Dylan is the primary songwriter for The Wallflowers and is credited with penning notable hits such as "One Headlight" and "6th Avenue Heartache". "One Headlight" is listed at No.58 in Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Pop Songs...
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I've got a life that really matters to me, and that's because of the way I was raised. My ethics are high because my parents did a great job.

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My songs have always had hope and perseverance in them - I never write songs that have no escape hatch, no positivity.

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You have to have a work ethic, and you have to be educated in what you're doing. You have to take it seriously. It doesn't mean that... →

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Those things interest me a lot in songwriting - the human nature of how people think, and the muck that we wind up in.

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Every song you write you think is the last one you're going to manage. You put everything you've got into the song, and you've twisted it... →

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If people want to talk about Bob Dylan, I can talk about that. But my dad belongs to me and four other people exclusively. I'm very protective of... →

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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... →

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It's a little gross to put yourself in every song. I mean, how interesting do people really think you are?

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I don't feel like I chose to do music as much as I made a decision to not stop doing music.

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I liked getting the Grammy more than not getting it.

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I'm a very upbeat, positive, optimistic type of person.

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If I'm judged against my peers, rather than anyone else we could both think of, then I reckon I deserve to make records.

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Some people just can't get over their own hang-ups to listen to my music.

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