Editing Jakob Dylan (section)

===1989–2005: The Wallflowers===
{{Main|The Wallflowers}}
Upon moving back to Los Angeles, Dylan and childhood friend Tobi Miller formed a new band called the Apples around 1989, along with Luther Russell on bass guitar and [[Aaron A. Brooks]] on drums. Both Russell and Brooks later departed to start their own respective bands. Dylan and Miller then recruited Barrie Maguire on bass, Peter Yanowitz on drums, and [[Rami Jaffee]] on keyboards to fill out the new band.<ref>{{cite episode |title=EP49: Rami Jaffee |series=Dean Delray's Let There Be Talk |network=iTunes |date=2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Wallflowers Who's Who: Rami Jaffee |url=http://www.the-wallflowers.net/people.html |website=The Wallflowers Network |access-date=August 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060716035500/http://www.the-wallflowers.net/people.html |archive-date=July 16, 2006 }}</ref> The Apples changed their name to The Wallflowers and began playing clubs in Los Angeles. They were eventually signed to [[Virgin Records]],<ref name="auto1">{{cite magazine|last1=Fricke|first1=David|title=The Confessions of Jakob Dylan: A Wallflower's Coming Out|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=October 26, 2000|issue=852|pages=45–48}}</ref> and in 1991, The Wallflowers began recording their debut album.  Dylan wrote the songs and the album was recorded live in the studio with minimal to no overdubbing. The Wallflowers' [[The Wallflowers (album)|eponymous debut]] was released on August 25, 1992.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Wallflowers – The Wallflowers|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-wallflowers-mw0000082675|website=All Music|access-date=October 26, 2014|archive-date=February 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227084540/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-wallflowers-mw0000082675|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was met with mostly positive reviews but did not do well commercially, with a reported 40,000 copies sold.<ref name="auto">{{cite journal|title=Jakob Dylan|journal=The Patcast Podcast|date=September 28, 2014}}</ref> Despite low sales, The Wallflowers began touring nationwide, mostly as an opening act for several bands including the [[Spin Doctors]] and [[10,000 Maniacs]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Calendar Archive: 1992 |url=http://www.the-wallflowers.net/calendarall.html |website=The Wallflowers Network |access-date=June 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061013145030/http://www.the-wallflowers.net/calendarall.html |archive-date=October 13, 2006 }}</ref>

Upon returning from a tour in 1993, the band learned that management at Virgin had shifted, leading to the removal of [[Jeff Ayeroff]] and Jordan Harris, who had signed The Wallflowers to the label. The new executives at Virgin were not pleased with The Wallflowers' slow sales and the band did not feel they had a future with the label, so they asked to be released from their contract; Virgin complied and by the end of the year, The Wallflowers were left without a label.<ref name="auto"/> The band went back to playing clubs in Los Angeles and looking for a new label. During this time, the band went through a number of personnel changes. In 1993, Maguire was asked to leave for undisclosed reasons. The band would continue playing shows with another bass player, Jimmie Snider, until May 1993, when the band found a permanent replacement. Greg Richling, whom Dylan went to high school with, became the band's new bassist. Richling remained a member of The Wallflowers for the next two decades, until he left in 2013. The band continued to play club shows in Los Angeles through mid-1994; it was around this time when Yanowitz left The Wallflowers to join 10,000 Maniacs, then fronted by his girlfriend, [[Natalie Merchant]]. Shortly after Yanowitz's departure, The Wallflowers caught the attention of Tom Whalley and [[Jimmy Iovine]] of [[Interscope Records]], who signed the band in 1995.<ref name="auto1"/>

The Wallflowers began recording their second album, ''[[Bringing Down the Horse]]'', in 1995.  Around the time they began recording, founding member Tobi Miller left the band.  A number of guitarists stepped in to finish the album.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Beviglia|first1=Jim|title=Jakob Dylan's Back Pages: Bringing Down the Horse Revisited|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/12/jakob-dylans-back-pages-bringing-down-the-horse-revisited/|website=American Songwriter|date=December 10, 2012|access-date=November 12, 2014|archive-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129065505/http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/12/jakob-dylans-back-pages-bringing-down-the-horse-revisited/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Bringing Down the Horse'' was produced by [[T Bone Burnett]] and the songs were written by Dylan. The album was released on May 21, 1996,<ref>{{cite web|title=Bringing Down the Horse|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bringing-down-the-horse-mw0000175010|website=All Music|access-date=November 12, 2014|archive-date=December 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209161108/http://www.allmusic.com/album/bringing-down-the-horse-mw0000175010|url-status=live}}</ref> and became the band's most successful album, reaching [[Music recording sales certification|quadruple platinum]] status in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Wallflowers&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50|title=RIAA – Gold & Platinum – July 26, 2010: Wallflowers certified albums|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|access-date=January 25, 2020|archive-date=February 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225031458/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS|url-status=live}}</ref> To promote the release, the band toured extensively through the rest of 1996 and through 1997. The Wallflowers now included drummer [[Mario Calire]] and guitarist [[Michael Ward (musician)|Michael Ward]], in addition to Dylan, Jaffee and Richling. The band performed shows as headliners, as well as openers for acts such as [[Sheryl Crow]] in early 1997 and [[Counting Crows]] in the summer of 1997. They also opened for [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]] in January 1997, as well as for [[the Rolling Stones]] and [[Bob Dylan]] in November 1997.<ref name="auto2">{{cite web|title=The Calendar Archive |url=http://www.the-wallflowers.net/calendarall.html |website=The Wallflowers Network |access-date=November 12, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061013145030/http://www.the-wallflowers.net/calendarall.html |archive-date=October 13, 2006 }}</ref> In June 1997, Dylan was featured on the cover of ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. In the issue's accompanying interview, Dylan spoke at length about his lineage for the first time.<ref name="auto3"/>

After touring for nearly two years, The Wallflowers took a short break before returning to the studio to record their third album, ''[[(Breach)]]''. Dylan approached the songwriting process differently this time than he had for The Wallflowers' two previous albums, explaining that he didn't want to avoid the subject of his personal life, as he had done in the past: "''(Breach)'' was the first record that I realized that it's necessary and I have a right to write about anything that I want to write about. I'm not going to dance around these subjects anymore ... I don't have any interest in writing songs that are defensive or that address anything that don't come naturally to me but I also realized that I needed to stop this nonsense of pretending that hiding any of this information counts to anybody; it just doesn't really matter anymore."<ref>{{cite journal|title=Learning That I Have a Right to Do What I Do|journal=ITunes Originals – the Wallflowers}}</ref>

The Wallflowers entered the studio towards the end of 1999 with producers [[Michael Penn]] and Andrew Slater, The Wallflowers' manager. ''(Breach)'' took about eight months to record and was released on October 10, 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Breach|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/breach-mw0000099710|website=All Music|access-date=November 12, 2014|archive-date=February 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227054205/http://www.allmusic.com/album/breach-mw0000099710|url-status=live}}</ref> The Wallflowers embarked on a tour that lasted through the end of 2000 and into 2001, making stops in Japan and [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York for a four-night run, opening for [[the Who]].<ref name="auto2"/> In October 2000, Dylan was featured on the cover of ''Rolling Stone'' for a second time.<ref name="auto1"/> In October 2001, guitarist Michael Ward announced he was leaving The Wallflowers, citing creative differences.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wallflowers Part Ways with Guitarist Michael Ward|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1449942/wallflowers-part-ways-with-guitarist-michael-ward/|website=MTV|access-date=November 12, 2014|archive-date=December 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208231009/http://www.mtv.com/news/1449942/wallflowers-part-ways-with-guitarist-michael-ward/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Dylan began writing for The Wallflowers' fourth album, ''[[Red Letter Days (album)|Red Letter Days]]'', in 2001. The band recorded demos while on tour with [[John Mellencamp]] that year before getting into the studio in [[Santa Monica, California]]. Due to the absence of a lead guitarist during the recording for ''Red Letter Days'', Dylan took on more lead guitar duties than he had previously.<ref>{{cite web|title=Red Letter Days credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/red-letter-days-mw0000024785/credits|website=All Music|access-date=November 13, 2014|archive-date=December 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215173420/https://www.allmusic.com/album/red-letter-days-mw0000024785/credits|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Red Letter Days'' was produced by founding Wallflowers member Tobi Miller and Bill Appleberry. Following the release of the album's first single, "When You're On Top" on August 16, 2002, ''Red Letter Days'' was released on November 5, 2002.<ref>{{cite web|title=Reviews for Red Letter Days|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/red-letter-days/the-wallflowers|website=Metacritic|access-date=November 13, 2014|archive-date=May 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511224034/http://www.metacritic.com/music/red-letter-days/the-wallflowers|url-status=live}}</ref> Following tours in the US and Europe, drummer Mario Calire announced he was leaving The Wallflowers in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Flans|first1=Robyn|title=Ozomatli|url=http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2007/10/ozomatli/#_|website=Modern Drummer|date=October 25, 2007|access-date=November 13, 2014|archive-date=July 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713115523/http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2007/10/ozomatli/#_|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Wallflowers returned to the studio in July 2004 to record their fifth album, ''[[Rebel, Sweetheart]]''. Instead of recording in Los Angeles, The Wallflowers instead opted to record in [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]], which was where their producer for this album, [[Brendan O'Brien (music producer)|Brendan O'Brien]], was based. To replace drummer Mario Calire, Fred Eltringham joined The Wallflowers just before getting into the studio. In addition to writing the songs, Dylan also painted the cover art for this album.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rebel, Sweetheart credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/rebel-sweetheart-mw0000257535/credits|website=All Music|access-date=November 13, 2014|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307201235/http://www.allmusic.com/album/rebel-sweetheart-mw0000257535/credits|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Rebel, Sweetheart'' was released on May 24, 2005.<ref>{{cite press release|title=The Wallflowers Set to Release Rebel, Sweetheart on May 24|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-wallflowers-set-to-release-rebel-sweetheart-on-may-24-54128692.html|website=PR Newswire|access-date=November 13, 2014|archive-date=November 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141126075825/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-wallflowers-set-to-release-rebel-sweetheart-on-may-24-54128692.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Wallflowers toured through the summer of 2005, joined by guitarist Stuart Mathis, on what would be their last tour for 2 years. After 2005, The Wallflowers parted ways with their longtime record label, Interscope Records.