Quoted in Like A Rolling Stone: Bob Dylan at the Crossroads (Kooper) ↑

I’m used to there being a music director

I’m used to there being a music director. Having grown up in the studio, there was always someone in charge, whether it was the arranger, the artist, or the producer. There was no one in charge at that session — in charge of the general chaos.

Al Kooper, as quoted in Like A Rolling Stone: Bob Dylan at the Crossroads