Who is Bob Dylan

Robert Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman; May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career spanning more than 60 years. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s, when songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" (1963) and "The Times They Are a-Changin'" (1964) became anthems for the civil rights and antiwar movements. His lyrics during this period incorporated a range of political, social, philosophical, and literary influences, defying pop music conventions and appealing to the burgeoning counterculture.Following his self-titled debut album in 1962, which comprised mainly traditional folk songs, Dylan made his breakthrough as a songwriter with the release of...
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Bob Dylan Quotes

• I paint mostly from real life. It has to start with that. Real people, real street scenes, behind the curtain scenes, live models, paintings, photographs, staged setups, architecture, grids, graphic design. Whatever it takes to make it work.
• I define nothing. Not beauty, not patriotism. I take each thing as it is, without prior rules about what it should be.
• I don't think the human mind can comprehend the past and the future. They are both just illusions that can manipulate you into thinking theres some kind of change.
• There is nothing so stable as change.
• I change during the course of a day. I wake and I'm one person, and when I go to sleep I know for certain I'm somebody else.

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Comments about Bob Dylan

• Trymusicbotbot: have you ever tried writing emails while listening to bob dylan?
• Rfdzw: was playing bob dylan records at my parents' house when he was still an acoustic folk singer but he was already very important and his lyrics were on point. the delivery isn’t just the words, it’s the accentuation and the moods and twists he puts on them. his greatness lies in…
• The_kingkillers: although it’s still confusing how bob dylan stole it from guns n roses, went back in time, and then put it on a soundtrack for that movie. they should make a movie just about that.
• Jyoonmuse: (in the soop rewatch) i think my parents would adopt namjoon given the chance. he likes bob dylan, art, museums, he’s smart, he likes biking (my dad loves anyone that bikes and he had a massive bob dylan obsession. his midlife crisis is just him biking).
• Nychyl: bob dylan singing the old seas shanty johnny todd where the z cars tune originated? you can listen and order the t-shirt from

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