<P> Jakob Dylan , the band 's lead singer , wrote the song when he was eighteen years old and considers it the first real song he had written . It was meant to go on their self - titled first album , but the record company would not allow it . The lyrics are based on Dylan 's own experiences while living in New York City , in particular the story of a homeless man who would sit outside Dylan 's window and play the same songs every day . One day , the man was gone , but his things were still there , until gradually people started taking them . Mike Campbell from Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers played the slide guitar on the song , though he recorded the track in his own studio and never even met the band members . </P>
<P> Jakob Dylan , the band 's lead singer , wrote the song when he was eighteen years old and considers it the first real song he had written . It was meant to go on their self - titled first album , but the record company would not allow it . The lyrics are based on Dylan 's own experiences while living in New York City , in particular the story of a homeless man who would sit outside Dylan 's window and play the same songs every day . One day , the man was gone , but his things were still there , until gradually people started taking them . Mike Campbell from Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers played the slide guitar on the song , though he recorded the track in his own studio and never even met the band members . </P>
what is the song 6th avenue heartache about
what is the song 6th avenue heartache about
the story of a homeless man who would sit outside Dylan 's window and play the same songs every day
the story of a homeless man who would sit outside Dylan 's window and play the same songs every day