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“There are a lot of things that American fans don't know about me yet! I would say they don't know me at all, but I guess that's great because now I have the chance to surprise them and make friends.”

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Omar Chaparro

Omar Chaparro, born on November 26, 1974, is an individual whose identity and profession remain unclear to the public. more

“"Masters of War" [of Bob Dylan] wasn't peacenik, anti-war stuff. With its minor key and uncompromising final lines ("And I hope that you die/And your death'll come soon/ I will follow your casket/ In the pale afternoon...") this was a previously unknown hybrid of caustic political commentary and punk rock, which itself wouldn't be invented for another decade or so.”

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Author:Jay Michaelson

“In the meantime [1963-65], [Bob] Dylan was writing some of the best love songs in the genre, like "Girl From the North Country," "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright," and "It Ain't Me, Babe."”

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Author:Jay Michaelson

“Probably the high-watermark of [Bob] Dylan's career came after he plugged in his guitar ("Judas!" one fan shouted during a concert) and exploded American poetry, combining Beat aesthetics, psychedelic imagery, collage techniques.”

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Author:Jay Michaelson

“[Bob] Dylan would cut out phrases from magazines and then paste them together.”

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Author: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.”

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Author:Jay Michaelson

“Religion is commodified; the educational system is a sham; and yet,[Bob] Dylan wonders, everyone has to stand naked sometime.”

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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”

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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.”

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Author:Bob Dylan

“"Subterranean Homesick Blues" [of Bob Dylan] captures, in word-salad format, life in an encroaching police state.”

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Author:Bob Dylan

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