January/February 2012

Artists On Dylan(1)

January 9, 2012

Love Bob Dylan? You’re not the only one. We asked a bevy of artists to share their thoughts on the iconic songwriter. Visit Americansongwriter.com daily during our 30 Days Of Dylan countdown to read the full interviews, hear exclusive audio and video, and more. Alec Ounsworth, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: Bob Dylan is probably [...]

Artists On Dylan

Taylor Guitars Puts You In The Luthier’s Seat

Inside every guitarist lurks a guitar designer: someone wanting to tweak some aspect of the guitar to better suit their needs and desires. Taylor Guitars’ new SolidBody Configurator allows guitarists to release that inner beast and design the instrument of their dreams, see a virtual image of their creation, and then purchase that guitar. We [...]

Bob Dylan: The Paul Zollo Interview

Photo © Elliott Landy/www.LandyVision.com It was May 8, 1991, and I’d returned to my Hollywood office after lunch to find a pink phone message tacked to the board with an unlikely haiku: “Mr. Dylan appreciates your magazine. He will be in touch.” At first I suspected it was a joke. I’d been trying to land [...]

Role Models: Robyn Hitchcock

British singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchock is best known for his days in The Soft Boys and his incredible, often psychedelic solo work. Here he discusses his most profound influence. How did you first get into Bob Dylan? I was marooned in a penitentiary for overprivileged boys when I was 13 and I heard “Like A Rolling [...]