His pointing out the unique meaning of words and how we interpret them differently, how we project meaning onto words, is what makes him a great songwriter.
People aren't able to make sense of this guy's indifference to his popularity, they're in just awe of how cool he is about it. It's like interviewing an alien. Unreal.
Dylan: "It's not that kind of music." Arrogant interviewer: "It IS." Dylan: "Well, what can I say? Heh, you must know more about the music then than I do. How long have YOU been playing it?"
BRILLIANTLY handled! It's just one of the many reasons why I like him.
Dylan is always thought of as so elusive and obtuse, but the rudeness, invasiveness, and vapidity of most of these questions is startling. It does help us understand why he has given so few interviews over the years. Such a legend
This world is almost like a different dimension compared to the world we live in now...how everyone carried themselves and looked like they weighed 87 lbs...to think this was only 50 years ago...50 years from now is a scary thought lol
Knowing the old man he is now with all the stories of his life on his face and then going back to see him and how wise he was even as a young guy. His skin is so smooth.
He really is enigmatic in the mainstream. I think he appeals to a different segment of human consciousness, and people are so removed from it they can’t pinpoint it. They don’t even know what they’re aiming to.
That’s what makes Dylan an artist, he doesn’t exist in normal cognizance. He’s in a different realm. He’s not pursuing normalcy, complacency, acceptance or accolades. He wants to stick to the art and inspiration, which he considers truth.