Wes Phillips

Bob on Bob

Wes Phillips  |  Aug 30, 2006

The brouhaha over Bob Dylan's recent Rolling Stone interview surprised me. Dylan cryptic, caustic, and cranky? What a shock. Has he ever held a straightforward interview where he kept on topic? Louis Menand reviews Bob Dylan: The Essential Interviews.

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Monty's picture
Submitted by Monty (not verified) on August 30, 2006 - 6:31pm

I've always thought people tried to read too much into Dylan. Of course, given the altered state of mind that most people were in when they listened to Dylan, I can somewhat understand. Everybody was looking for meaning. Me, I was looking for the meaning in the snow on the television.

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Submitted by Adam Sohmer (not verified) on September 1, 2006 - 10:43am

More than cranky, his interviews usually offer a good read. Very little rock star BS; always happy to hear an icon piss & moan, especially about the business. (Of course, he's right about the sound of modern music.)

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