“I listen to Radio 4 and put the iPod on shuffle. I like the randomness of, say, the Stones, then something from Nina Simone, Nick Drake or Bob Dylan.” StonesRadioBobDylanIpodsRandomnessShuffleNina Author:Catherine McCormack
“When I hit 11 so did the careers of Dylan and the Stones. A year later it was the Who and the Kinks.” YearsCareersStonesDylanKink Author:Bob Geldof
“People like Howlin' Wolf, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, John Lee Hooker, Nina Simone, Captain Beefheart - all of these artists were what I grew up listening to every day of my life. And there's a very healthy music scene in the west country of England, where I grew up.” PeopleCountryArtistListeningGrewHealthySceneGrew UpStonesEnglandWestBobRollingCaptainsDylanRolling StonesNinaHowlin WolfCaptain Beefheart Author:PJ Harvey
“Songs came first. I started out in 1965 trying to copy the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and the Stones, like most kids I knew. I'm still trying. Songs are hard to beat.” TryingFirstsStillsHardKidsSongBeatsStonesCopiesBobDylan Author:Peter Blegvad
“The [Bob] Dylan sessions were very disorganized, to say the least. I mean, the "Like A Rolling Stone" session I was invited by the producer to watch.” MeanWatchesStonesProducersBobRollingInvitedSessionDylanRolling StonesDisorganized Author:Al Kooper
“There is nothing conceptually better than rock 'n' roll. No group, be it Beatles, Dylan or Stones, have ever improved on Whole Lot of Shaking for my money. Or maybe I'm like our parents: that's my period and I dig it and I'll never leave it.” WholeParentGroupsRocksPeriodsStonesRock N RollDylanShakingBeatles Peace Author:John Lennon
“At the end of the playback of the take of "Like A Rolling Stone", or actually during the thing, Bob Dylan said to the producer, turn up the organ. And Tom Wilson said, oh man, that guy's not an organ player. And Dylan said, I don't care, turn the organ up, and that's really how I became an organ player.” MenSaidEndsCareGuyTurnsPlayerStonesDon't CareProducersI Don't CareBobOrgansTomsRollingDylanThat GuyRolling StonesWilson Author:Al Kooper
“I think it was Columbia politics, Columbia Records politics that, that, Tom Wilson left [Bob Dylan] after "Like A Rolling Stone".” ThinkingLeftRecordsStonesBobTomsRollingDylanRolling StonesWilsonColumbia Author:Al Kooper
“"Like a Rolling Stone" [of Bob Dylan] is a kiss-off song like none before or since.” SongKissingStonesBobRollingDylanRolling Stones Author:Bob Dylan
“[Peter] Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" was my first go-to song in terms of getting into the zone and getting ready and then I quickly gravitated to rock and roll music in the mid-'60s with the Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Beatles, Crosby, Stills & Nash, The Rolling Stones, Carlos Santana. So many of them are still around and still going strong. I go out to see them all the time.” FirstsStillsYoungSongStrongTermRocksReadyStonesGratefulZonePeterBobRollingRock And RollDylanRolling StonesGoing StrongCrosbyTchaikovskyRock And Roll MusicSantana Author:Bill Walton
“Bob Dylan was really mad with my wife. I had asked by Rolling Stone - the only assignment I ever had for them - to do a story on the Rolling Thunder Review, which was Bob Dylan, Alan Ginsberg, Joan Baez and a host of stars. My wife, some weeks before, had written in The New York Times that The Kid wasn't The Kid anymore and he wasn't all that winning anymore.” StoriesKidsWinningStarsWifeWrittenWeekNew YorkStonesMadMy WifeReviewsHostBobRollingThunderDylanNew York TimesAssignmentsRolling StonesGinsberg Author:Nat Hentoff
“I guess I haven't talked to Bob Dylan since before then [interview to Rolling Stones]. I follow his career.” CareersHavensStonesInterviewsBobRollingDylanRolling Stones Author:Nat Hentoff
“I'm definitely not a laptop/midi/abelton guy. But there is a lot of music I like. I really like Bach organ music. I really like Chopin piano music. I really like Wendy Carlo's electronic music. I really like Miles Davis and John Mclaughlin jazz style. So I'm not only an old-school rocker, but I have to admit that I'm going to be listening to The Doors, Rolling Stones, Iggy Pop, David Bowie and Bob Dylan many times a week.” SchoolGuyDoorsWeekStyleListeningStonesJazzPopsMilesPianoBobOrgansRollingDylanRolling StonesOld SchoolLaptopsElectronic MusicBowieRockersWendyPiano MusicMidi Author:Gordon Raphael
“My musical influence is really from my father. He was a DJ in college. My parents met at New York University. So he listened to, you know, Motown, and he listened to Bob Dylan. He listened to Grateful Dead and Rolling Stones, but he also listened to reggae music. And he collected vinyl.” KnowsFatherParentInfluenceNew YorkCollegeMetsStonesGratefulMusicalUniversityBobRollingDylanRolling StonesDjsReggaeVinylMotownReggae MusicMusical Influence Author:Talib Kweli
“I was a huge Beatles fan. The Stones, Dylan. Later on, I got into Stevie Wonder, and Bill Withers - he's one of my heroes. Al Green, too.” WonderFansHugeHeroStonesGreenBillsAlsDylanMy Hero Author:Adam Levine
“Bob Dylan did the first really long record - Like A Rolling Stone - I think it was four minutes.” ThinkingFirstsLongRecordsFourMinutesStonesBobRollingDylanRolling StonesReally Long Author:Pete Townshend
“I am a child of the '70s, so I love classic rock - Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Van Morrison, and I also love Coldplay.” ChildrenRocksStonesClassicBobRollingVansDylanRolling StonesZeppelinsClassic Rock Author:Rachel Zoe
“Dylan, this is my friend, Sadie, I told you about.” He looked at me and gave me a slow smile. “Amanda said you were at school last year. How did I miss you?” he asked, his smile turning into a cocky grin. Before I could think of anything to say, Amanda cleared her throat, again and said, “And this is her date tonight, Jax Stone.” ThinkingYearsSaidSchoolLastsMissingMy FriendsStonesTonightThroatLast YearDylanCockyAmandaSadieHis Smile Book:Breathe Source: Breathe