Interview: Country Newcomer Dylan Jakobsen Writes Songs Inspired By Country's Storytellers

Seattle, Wash., native Dylan Jakobsen was born during the height of grunge in the mid-’90s and grew up listening to a combination of classic rock (Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen are two artists he mentions as favorites) and “Pearl Jam and all that stuff.” He didn’t discover country music until he was a bit older, but once he did, Jakobsen found himself admiring the genre’s artists’ storytelling abilities.

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