Dave Matthews Sings Sixto Rodriguez’s Praises During Concert: ‘He Was as Important to Me as Bob Dylan’

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Dave Matthews Sings Sixto Rodriguez’s Praises During Concert: ‘He Was as Important to Me as Bob Dylan’
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Dave Matthews has done so much musically during the past 30-plus years that you take notice when he calls something “a highlight of my life.”

“I remember a friend of mine was playing some music, I think it was Tracy Chapman, and he played it and I said, ‘Y’know, that reminds me of Rodriguez.’ And they said, ‘Who?’ I said, ‘Rodriguez.’ They said, ‘Never heard of him,'” Matthews continued. “So I went around the restaurant and said, ‘Hey, you’ve heard of Rodriguez. Tell ’em about Rodriguez.

“I mean, he was as important to me as Bob Dylan, as Cat Stevens, as Marvin Gaye, and all these people never heard of him? I was like, ‘What is happening?! I’m losing my mind!'” he added. “Anyway, I got to meet him today, and it was a highlight of my life, and I’m gonna play this song for him. I love you. Thank you very much, my new friend Rodriguez.”

After playing “Sugar Man,” Matthews advised the Pine Knob crowd that “if you want to find some new music that’s not so new, you should go out and buyMatthews’ experience with Rodriguez is similar to other music fans in South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand, where audiences had discovered the now 79-year-old artist well beforeCold Fact, in addition to some live albums and compilations, as well as the documentary’s soundtrack.

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