Cultural Influence
Dillon is mentioned on Jeff Buckley's Live at Sin-é: Legacy Edition CD. On the fifth track Buckley mentions that he cut his hair because people thought he looked like Matt Dillon. Dillon's name is dropped in the lyrics of "After the Fire", a song that Pete Townshend wrote for Roger Daltrey's solo album Under a Raging Moon:
I saw Matt Dillon in black and white/There ain't no colour in memories/He rode his brother's Harley across the TV/ While I was laughing at Dom DeLuise
Dillon has been mentioned as the source inspiration behind the creation of "Hanma Yuujiro" the father of the main character of the fighting manga series "Grappler Baki" which is denoted to be "The strongest creature in the world"
Dillon is also mentioned in Pencey Prep's "Don Quixote" from the album Heartbreak in Stereo.
I dance the same dance every night / It's only you you're killing / Super glue the queen of hearts and the information she's spilling / Matt Dillon.
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