Dylanosophy

Last Words on Retirement from Bob Dylan

Keith R. writes, in relation to this retirement debate, that he’s surprised no one has mentioned the 60 Minutes interview ...
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Christopher Hitchens on Ricks, Bob Dylan and Bach

In a previous post I mentioned the writer Christopher Hitchens, who is suffering from some serious cancer, and posted a ...
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Spirit on the Water: A Return to Paradise

Bob Dylan’s song “Spirit on the Water” from his album Modern Times has been mentioned a few times on this ...
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Follow the Light: The Heart in Bob Dylan’s Christmas

(Warning: Contains spoilers for those who still believe in Santa Claus) Bob Dylan’s album Christmas In the Heart struck me ...
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Tears of Rage: The Great Bob Dylan Audio Scandal

At the outset, I should say that I am no extreme hi-fi buff, in my own estimation; perhaps not even ...
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Q & A with Congressman Thaddeus McCotter on Bob Dylan

Rep. Thad McCotter is a Republican congressman representing Michigan’s 11th congressional district (Western Oakland and Western Wayne Counties). He was ...
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Bob Dylan and John Ford: More on the Douglas Brinkley / Rolling Stone interview

I want to continue looking at some noteworthy things that came out of the Douglas Brinkley/Bob Dylan Rolling Stone interview, ...
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The Cinch Review

Together Through Life – Bob Dylan

Together Through Life, the album just released by Bob Dylan, has entered both the U.S. and U.K. charts at the ...
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Bob Dylan Tells President Sarkozy What He Thinks of Globalism (from 2009 Rolling Stone Interview)

I think it’s actually too much to look at every interesting bit of Bob Dylan’s 2009 Rolling Stone interview all ...
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Bob Dylan on Being an Honorary Texan and on George W. Bush

The new Rolling Stone interview with Bob Dylan conducted by author Douglas Brinkley — which consists of varying content in ...
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“Spirit on the Water” and a Place You Might Call Paradise

Regular readers of the writings in this space might not be unfamiliar with the suggestion that there is a way ...
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Bob Dylan: An Unintelligible Bellhop in a Wild West Hotel

In the Canadian newspaper London Free Press, James Reaney writes on Bob Dylan’s recent show in London, Ontario. Guitarist Paul ...
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The Audio: What Bob Dylan Really Said (about life, the universe, Barack Obama and everything) On Election Night 2008 in Minnesota

No doubt everyone’s heard it already by now, but for the record, here is an mp3 file of Bob Dylan’s ...
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Who’s That Girl (from the Red River Shore)?

A few days ago I wrote a little about the newly released song “Red River Shore” from Bob Dylan’s Tell ...
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Q &A with Paul Westphal on Bob Dylan

Paul Westphal has enjoyed a storied career in American basketball. As a player, he was drafted by the Boston Celtics ...
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Bob Dylan, Barry Goldwater, etc

There’s a piece by Paul J. Cella at Redstate called “The irony of Bob Dylan.” It’s largely a reaction to ...
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Q & A with Joseph Bottum on Bob Dylan

Joseph Bottum is the Editor of First Things: The Journal of Religion, Culture and Public Life. He is also a ...
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Q & A with Robert Spencer on Bob Dylan

Robert Spencer’s bio at Jihad Watch states that he “has been studying Islamic theology, law, and history in depth since ...
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Q & A with Ben Stein on Bob Dylan

Actor, writer, economist, etc: Ben Stein is difficult to label, as all good Bob Dylan fans should be. He had ...
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Bob Dylan and the Wall Street Journal on Bad Sounding Music

From the Wall Street Journal Online, “Are Technology Limits In MP3s and iPods Ruining Pop Music?” If it seems like ...
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20/20 Hindsight (Outtakes from Bob Dylan’s 1985 Interview on ABC TV)

In 1985 Bob Dylan did an interview for ABC’s 20/20 TV show. He was interviewed by Bob Brown. The broadcast ...
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On Captain Jeter (of Bob Dylan’s “‘Cross The Green Mountain” video)

The title of this post does not refer to the talented Yankee baseball player who is also his team’s captain, ...
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Not Enough Guns (1993 MTV interview with Bob Dylan and Carlos Santana)

Somehow I had not seen this, and thanks to Sue for e-mailing and apprising me of it. It’s an interview, ...
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Bob Dylan’s 1985 interview on the ABC TV show 20/20

I believe the interviewer’s name is Bob Brown. I include the voice-over (v/o) statements of the show, in order to ...
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