[Rhodes22-list] Bob Dylan

[Bud]

The Neil Young bio - "Shakey" also has some good insights on Dylan,
as they have been good friends from the early days.  Neil has a lot of
admiration for Bob.

-Bud

Ronald Lipton wrote:

> Yeah,
>
>  I read the book a few months ago. It is really about the music
> more than a "real" autobiography,  Really interesting sections
> about the influence of Brecht and the NY art scene through his
> girfriend.
>
> The special was great as well.  I have always been a Dylan fan, but it
> was expecially nice to see the rare live performances.  It really seems
> true that the live performances were better than even the classic
> recordings. I am also a big Band fand.  it was nice to seen them
> as well.
>
> Ron
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Slim" <salm at mn.rr.com>
> To: "Rhodes" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 12:11 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Bob Dylan
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>
>> Hello Dylan fans,
>>
>> I'm just now finishing his autobiography, "Chronicles" released last 
>> year.
>> It blows me away.  What a fun read!  There's no new earth-shattering
>> revelations or anything  scandalous.  He mainly writes about his 
>> early days,
>> his influences, his thoughts and reflections.  But it's in the little 
>> things
>> and the way he writes that's worth the read.  After all, it's Bob 
>> Dylan and
>> he knows how to turn a phrase.  Here's a couple tidbits:
>>
>> "I sat forward on the chair strumming songs off my guitar."  Off.  
>> Anybody
>> else would have said "on."  It changes the whole meaning and deepens the
>> reader's understanding of his mindset.
>>
>> "In the late '50s and early '60s, teenage rebellion was beginning to 
>> make
>> noise, but that scene hadn't appealed to me, not in a wholehearted 
>> way. It
>> had no organized shape.  The rebel-without-a-cause thing wasn't hands-on
>> enough--even a lost cause, I thought, would be better than no cause."
>>
>> His writing voice oozes with self-assured confidence.  He knew 
>> exactly what
>> he was doing and why.  He holds himself in the highest regard, but 
>> without a
>> shred of arrogance.
>>
>> I'm sure this book will make it to my shortlist of those I've read 
>> more than
>> once.
>>
>> Also, did anybody else see the PBS special a few weeks ago?  Produced by
>> Martin Scorcece.  Unbelievable early footage.  I loved it!
>>
>> Slim
>>
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