“I think, especially among the New York intelligentsia at that time, that there was a reason Bob Dylan went to New York to happen, because there was a culture developed there around the ideas of civil rights, around the idea of democracy growing out of Emerson and Thoreau, these ideas of the fanfare for the common man.” ThinkingMenIdeasReasonHappensCultureCommonDemocracyGrowingRightsNew YorkCivil RightsBobDylanCommon ManFanfare Author:T Bone Burnett
“In other words, I'd say the whole story of Bob Dylan is one man's search for God. The turns and the steps he takes to find God are his business. I think he went to a study group at the Vineyard, and it created a lot of excitement.” ThinkingMenWholeStoriesTurnsStepsStudyGroupsExcitementOne ManBobDylanVineyardsStudy Group Author:T Bone Burnett
“I think we in the Alpha Band, which was a strange group anyway, weren't dealing with any of these issues. They sneaked up on us and took us over, before we know what was going on.” ThinkingKnowsIssuesGroupsStrangeBandAdvocatingAlphas Author:T Bone Burnett
“The record business is dangerous to the health of bands and individuals, which is something I'm just now learning. But it's not dangerous in any of the ways people think; it's not that they try to make you compromise your art. That's not the problem.” PeopleThinkingWayTryingArtProblemIndividualRecordsDangerousBandCompromise Author:T Bone Burnett
