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AltWeeklies Wire » Jay Farrar on Kerouac, 'Big Sur'

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Q&A: Jay Farrar on Kerouac, 'Big Sur'new

Son Volt frontman Jay Farrar has been reading Jack Kerouac since he was a teenager. But writing the music and lyrics for the soundtrack to One Fast Move or I'm Gone, a documentary about Kerouac's semi-autobiographical novel Big Sur, provided plenty of firsts for the songwriter.
Seattle Weekly  |  Chris Kornelis  |  12-07-2009  |  Profiles & Interviews
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