In a 2013 interview, Duritz explained that even though the song is named for his friend Marty Jones, it is actually about Duritz himself. "I wrote a song about me, I just happened to be out with him that night, '' Duritz said. The inspiration for the song came as Duritz and Jones were drunk at a bar after watching Jones ' father perform, when they saw Kenney Dale Johnson, longtime drummer for the musician Chris Isaak, sitting with three women. "It just seemed like, you know, we could n't even manage to talk to girls,... we were just thinking if we were rock stars, it 'd be easier. I went home and wrote the song, '' Duritz said.
who is mr jones in counting crows song
Marty Jones