“[Bob] Dylan would cut out phrases from magazines and then paste them together.” Quote by Jay Michaelson
“While [Bob] Dylan's folk fans thought he was selling out [in 1965-67], actually Dylan was lodging a stronger, deeper critique of American hypocrisy.” FansStrongerFolksDeeperSellingHypocrisyBobDylanCritiqueSelling Out Author:Jay Michaelson
“Religion is commodified; the educational system is a sham; and yet,[Bob] Dylan wonders, everyone has to stand naked sometime.” WonderEducationalNakedBobDylanEducational System Author:Jay Michaelson
“For them that must obey authority/That they do not respect in any degree/Who despise their jobs, their destinies/Speak jealously of them that are free” JobsSpeakDestinyDegreesAuthorityDespiseJealously Author:Bob Dylan
“Popular music had never had lyrical sophistication of this type [like Bob Dylan]; wit, to be sure, but "Darkness at the break of noon/Shadows even the silver spoon/The handmade blade, the child's balloon/Eclipses both the sun and moon/To understand you know too soon/ There is no sense in trying"? No.” KnowsTryingChildrenBreakDarknessSunTypeMoonShadowWitSilverBobBladesDylanNoonSpoonsBalloonsLyricalEclipseSophisticationPopular MusicHandmadeSilver Spoons Author:Bob Dylan
“"Subterranean Homesick Blues" [of Bob Dylan] captures, in word-salad format, life in an encroaching police state.” StatesPoliceCaptureBobDylanSaladFormatPolice StateHomesick Author:Bob Dylan
“"Like a Rolling Stone" [of Bob Dylan] is a kiss-off song like none before or since.” SongKissingStonesBobRollingDylanRolling Stones Author:Bob Dylan
“In the meantime [1965-67], [Bob] Dylan was again writing some of the best love songs in the genre, like "Visions of Johanna," "Just Like a Woman," and "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands."” WritingSongVisionGenreBobDylanBest Love Author:Bob Dylan
“[Bob] Dylan crashed his motorcycle in 1967, and almost died. A few years ago, he referred to the experience as a "transfiguration."” YearsYears AgoDiedBobDylanMotorcycleTransfiguration Author:Bob Dylan
“Whatever that ["transfiguration" by Bob Dylan] means, it's true that the poetic brilliance of the early career would never really reappear.” MeanCareersPoeticBobDylanBrillianceTransfiguration Author:Bob Dylan