Jay Farrar Quotes

I think I just sort of felt like with the original incarnation of Son Volt we'd hit a wall... I didn't want to necessarily be the person who had to crack the whip to try to push people in a certain direction that they didn't want to go.

- Jay Farrar

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But at this point it seems kind of inevitable or unstoppable. - 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

Whenever I get a chance, I still find a song I can still relate to. I was in my early 20s when (the Uncle Tupelo) songs were written. As the years go by, it gets a little harder to relate to songs that were written so long ago. - Jay Farrar