“If I wasn’t Bob Dylan, I’d probably think that Bob Dylan has a lot of answers myself.” -Bob Dylan
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| Vintage Dylan Promotion Pic for Movie I'm Not There, a 2007 tribute movie to the star. |
It must be cool being Bob Dylan. Imagine waking up every
morning and getting to think, “Damn, it feels great to be Bob Dylan.”
His first album debuted 50 years ago (in 1962), and
since then not only has Dylan skyrocketed to the top of the charts, but to the top
of the bizarre world of the counterculture. Singlehandedly, he transformed his Minnestoa-smalltown-boy image to the face of the musical protest revolution of the 1960s and beyond.
With hits like “Blowing in the Wind” and “Times They Are
A-Changin’,” Dylan cynically led the world away from its distorted delusions.
He introduced a form of poetry that was so blunt and real, that the beatnik was
more of a spectacle. He was almost like a trend that is so different and
bizarre that everyone gets hooked on it. (I guess in a way like Nicki Minaj…
can anyone decipher her songs for me? Or decipher her wardrobe, maybe?) Thankfully the Dylan craze stayed.
Bob Dylan revolutionized folk music with his introduction of
the electric guitar. How could that crowd at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival boo him off the stage? Was the first listen of “Like a Rolling Stone” really
that bad?
Don't worry, the newly 71-year-old has calmed down a little since his "freewheelin'" days. Dylan will continue his
Never Ending Tour (and we like it that way) well into the summer in Europe, and we are just waiting patiently for him to return to the states.
So, Bob, you are a hero to us all. On behalf of all your
fans, we would like to wish you a happy birthday.
Oh, and congratulations on your upcoming Presidential Medal
of Freedom (receiving May 29 at the White House- the highest award possible for
an American civilian.)
Cheers!
Some Songs to Check Out:
Here is: “Subterranean Homesick Blues”
Circa 1967 from film Don't Look Back
Also:
“Visions of Johanna,” “Mr. Tambourine Man,” “It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding),” “I Shall Be Released,” “All Along the Watchtower” (Also check out Jimi Hendrix’s and Dave Matthew’s versions), “Just Like a Woman,” “Tangled Up in Blue,” “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall,” “Like a Rolling Stone,” “Highway 61 Revisited."
Here is his first ever 1969 interview with Rolling Stone Magazine.
“Visions of Johanna,” “Mr. Tambourine Man,” “It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding),” “I Shall Be Released,” “All Along the Watchtower” (Also check out Jimi Hendrix’s and Dave Matthew’s versions), “Just Like a Woman,” “Tangled Up in Blue,” “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall,” “Like a Rolling Stone,” “Highway 61 Revisited."
Here is his first ever 1969 interview with Rolling Stone Magazine.
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