Having gone through a period of making solo records and performing with just one other guy, Mark Spencer, I really missed the idea of playing in a group dynamic. We're doing a set that is focused on the new album, but we'll be doing other Son Volt material as well -- and we could be going back to Uncle Tupelo, too. Jay Farrar
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![I'm glad we were able to do that [tribute] for Alejandro. That's sort of a last positive effort that we all contributed to. I think it was just a good way to go out. - Jay Farrar Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=SSdtIGdsYWQgd2Ugd2VyZSBhYmxlIHRvIGRvIHRoYXQgW3RyaWJ1dGVdIGZvciBBbGVqYW5kcm8uIFRoYXQncyBzb3J0IG9mIGEgbGFzdCBwb3NpdGl2ZSBlZmZvcnQgdGhhdCB3ZSBhbGwgY29udHJpYnV0ZWQgdG8uIEkgdGhpbmsgaXQgd2FzIGp1c3QgYSBnb29kIHdheSB0byBnbyBvdXQuIA==&author=ICBKYXkgRmFycmFyICAgIA==&num=5 "I'm glad we were able to do that [tribute] for Alejandro. That's sort of a last positive effort that we all contributed to. I think it was just a good way to go out. - Jay Farrar Quotes")
![[Earlier Son Volt releases possessed a more composed, controlled atmosphere, which showed off Farrar's songwriting chops well, but the new one has a more pervasive sense of urgency, not just lyrically but also musically. There's an immediacy that's palpable.] We were kind of a new configuration, so there's an edge there, a spontaneity that's basically good, ... Maybe we were aware that this was something special that never happened before? - Jay Farrar Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBKYXkgRmFycmFyICAgIA==&num=1 "[Earlier Son Volt releases possessed a more composed, controlled atmosphere, which showed off Farrar's songwriting chops well, but the new one has a more pervasive sense of urgency, not just lyrically but also musically. There's an immediacy that's palpable.] We were kind of a new configuration, so there's an edge there, a spontaneity that's basically good, ... Maybe we were aware that this was something special that never happened before? - Jay Farrar Quotes")
![My son loves [Guthrie's] 'Deportee,' ... and he's going through a lot of those old songs. I was exposed to his music early on as a kid through my folks, and now I'm coming back to it full circle with my kids reading his books and listening to his CDs. He's got all that kid-oriented material. - Jay Farrar Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=TXkgc29uIGxvdmVzIFtHdXRocmllJ3NdICdEZXBvcnRlZSwnIC4uLiBhbmQgaGUncyBnb2luZyB0aHJvdWdoIGEgbG90IG9mIHRob3NlIG9sZCBzb25ncy4gSSB3YXMgZXhwb3NlZCB0byBoaXMgbXVzaWMgZWFybHkgb24gYXMgYSBraWQgdGhyb3VnaCBteSBmb2xrcywgYW5kIG5vdyBJJ20gY29taW5nIGJhY2sgdG8gaXQgZnVsbCBjaXJjbGUgd2l0aCBteSBraWRzIHJlYWRpbmcgaGlzIGJvb2tzIGFuZCBsaXN0ZW5pbmcgdG8gaGlzIENEcy4gSGUncyBnb3QgYWxsIHRoYXQga2lkLW9yaWVudGVkIG1hdGVyaWFsLiA=&author=ICBKYXkgRmFycmFyICAgIA==&num=5 "My son loves [Guthrie's] 'Deportee,' ... and he's going through a lot of those old songs. I was exposed to his music early on as a kid through my folks, and now I'm coming back to it full circle with my kids reading his books and listening to his CDs. He's got all that kid-oriented material. - Jay Farrar Quotes")
