Jakob Dylan going solo with 'Seeing'

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Jakob Dylan, who earned fame with The Wallflowers, says his first solo album in the United States, titled "Seeing Things," is not a coming-of-age tale.

The 38-year-old rocker, son of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, has downplayed the impact his age had on his new album compared to the more youthful hits he created with The Wallflowers, The Sunday Times of London reported.

"I don't like all those words like wiser or mature or reflective," he said. "I couldn't give you a well-rounded phrase on how I feel now versus 15 years ago."

Dylan acknowledged while the situation in Iraq is in the background of his 10-song solo album, his latest effort offers few, if any, intimate details about his life or personal ideals.

"When you hold an acoustic guitar, people think you are being very confessional," he told the Times. "I feel quite the opposite, not just with this record, but in general. I didn't have anything about myself that I necessarily wanted to say; these were my thoughts but, if you were curious about me, I don't think you'd learn much from these songs."