Jakob Dylan

Dylan was born on December 9, 1969 in New York City to Bob Dylan and his wife Sara, both of whom are Jewish. The youngest of five children, Dylan spent the earliest years of his life in Greenwich Village. Around the age of three, he moved with his family to the Los Angeles area. Growing up, he listened to English rock records from his older brothers\' record collection, including the Clash, the Jam and the Buzzcocks. Dylan was particularly impressed with the Clash, who inspired Dylan to begin playing music himself. During high school, Dylan played guitar in various bands; he was featured as a guitar player on his friends\' band\'s eponymous 1987 album, Trash Matinee. Dylan was also in a band called the Bootheels at the time with future Wallflowers bandmate Tobi Miller. During this time, Dylan started writing songs and began shifting his focus from guitar playing to songwriting. U…