In Bob Dylan's "Ballad of a Thin Man" who is Mr. Jones?

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The "identity" of Mr. Jones has long been in dispute. When asked about it in an interview in 1965, Dylan responded: He's a pinboy. He also wears suspenders. He's a real person. You know him, but not by that name... I saw him come into the room one night and he looked like a camel. He proceeded to put his eyes in his pocket. I asked this guy who he was and he said, "That's Mr. Jones." Then I asked this cat, "Doesn't he do anything but put his eyes in his pocket?" And he told me, "He puts his nose on the ground." It's all there, it's a true story.[citation needed] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballad_of_a_Thin_Man "Mr. Jones" almost certainly refers to Jeffrey Jones, the Village Voice reporter. http://www.expectingrain.com/dok/who/j/jonesmr.html Nov 23 06, 1:22 PM