Jay Farrar Quotes
Woody has always been a reference point for me, as well a source of inspiration along the way. I was brought up around his music at a pretty early age... The reference in the song relates more to the way my own children have become fans, I guess (laughs). If there was no Highway 61, we may not have had Bob Dylan or Leadbelly . 
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I don't view it in the terms of a comeback.
- Jay Farrar
There's an immediacy and a starkness that's there. I think a lot of Leadbelly's arrangements and his use of the 12-string guitar were atypical, especially the 12-string, which showed his individuality. I guess he approached it that way because the 12-string was louder. Leadbelly and the punk rock aesthetic - maybe there are some similarities there.
- Jay Farrar