Garland Jeffreys on Bob Dylan

From a 2010 Interview on Belgian Radio (listen here):

Interviewer:  When did you first hear Bob Dylan?

Garland Jeffreys:  I probably heard him in 1962 or 1963.  That was when I first began hearing the acoustic records that he made, you know.  One of the songs I liked was Ramona (sings a verse).  I love that song you know and I love that period.  I mean, I'm a BIG Dylan fan.  He's my favorite artist.  So I like just about everything he's done, especially the first 6, 8, 10 albums, were remarkable.  Absolutely remarkable.

Interviewer:  You've chosen electric Dylan now, from Highway 61 Revisited [Like a Rolling Stone].  He was the angry young man, a lot of people, folk people, thought he was a traitor when he recorded that.

Garland Jeffreys:  Yes, the folks, including Pete Seeger, didn't like the fact he was doing that.  But he was an individual. He let everybody know right then and there, you're not going to f--k with me, I'm going to do what I want.  Everybody is very thankful today - maybe a couple of folk guys are still grumbling and crying in their corner, but we like all that electricity that he gave us.

From a 2002 interview with Diane Wilkes (read entire interview here):

I was transfixed by Dylan, his music and the sound of his voice and the incredible words. He's my Number One artist; he's just the master. Those first ten albums he did had a tremendous impact on me; I listened to them constantly--they were the work of a magician.

Garland Jeffreys performs She Belongs To Me (written by Bob Dylan)