Another one who liked Dylan's music here. Even though his voice was unique, it seemed to fit the music and lyrics together perfectly. It's Rod Stewart's "Forever Young" (co-owned with Dylan) that makes me tear up, but I like both songs.

Love Rod Stewart still....Bob Dylan was "old mush mouth" to me. Sorry, to fans.

I just gritted my teeth whenever I heard him. I even turned down free tickets

to see him in my young days...my best friend almost killed me. ;)

So many of Dylan's songs have been made famous by others. Here's a list of the top 50.

https://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/04/50-best-bob-dylan-covers-of-all-time.html

Blood on the Tracks I heard recently after not hearing it for a while.

It’s great hearing something and loving it all over again

I was a big fan, and Blood on the Tracks was played constantly..........as a young mom I played it so much in the car my kids grew up on it.:)

Music of all kinds evokes emotions for many people, it isn't something you should want or expect to grow out of.

Like many ultra creative folks, Dylan is one goofy cat. Here's a brief interview segment where he says (not in so many words) that he believed he made a bargain with the Devil - maybe a drug induced one - Make me a star and I'll tour until I drop dead. He's still doing it.

Short Dylan interview segment

Another interview I've seen, i don't remember if with Ed Bradley or another, when asked "Did you realize that your songs would become anthems for political and social movements and for an entire generation?"

He responded, in so many words as I remember,

"My songs have no meaning. If people find meaning in them fine, it isn't why I wrote them and none were written with an intended meaning. I wanted to be as famous and successful as Elvis and this was what I did. I don't know how I wrote those songs, I can't do it today, but they're just songs. Nothing more. I'm not a political person".

So many great songs and bands in the 1960's, Bob Dylan was one of them. Who wouldn't love Mr Tamborine Man & The Times They Are A'Changing right? We still play a disc of recorded Bob Dylan music in the car along with other 1960's music artists when we travel :-) Brings back many good memories.

I guess the biggest thing I have respect for him about was the fact that he did what he did because he wanted to - not to please anyone. I remembered when he insisted on going to electric guitars and so many people disowned him for it. He didn't blink an eye (or at least not so that anyone could see it) he just did what he wanted. I didn't realize that during the concert at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival when he first delved into electric guitars on stage he was not only booed (I knew about that) but Pete Seeger wanted to cut the electric wires with an ax he was so disgusted by it. This was something that was discussed in the movie. I also didn't realize how stupid the press was back then asking him the most ridiculous questions, the look on his face on some of them was priceless, finally he answered with ridiculous answers just to show them how dumb they looked. No wonder people like him came out of the woodwork when they did - the world was so stodgy and uptight back then.

"the fact that he did what he did because he wanted to - not to please anyone."

rita, I'm not sure why you believe this to be the case. My understanding is quite different.

He left Minnesota for New York because he wanted to become a big success in music and didn't think he could do so where he was. He changed his name shortly thereafter because he thought his Jewish sounding birth name (he is of Jewish ancestry) might be limiting. He got close to the then-dying Woody Guthrie to better understand the dynamics of his personality and work.

As I mentioned before, he wanted to be as successful as the stars of the 1950s and didn't care how he got there. A big name, a commercial success. Watch the video I linked above for a bit more about that. I've read his "memoir"- Chronicles Vol One (it's not quite extensive enough to be considered a full autobiography) and it gives many insights and details.

There's no doubt that when on a creative bent, artists wind up taking all kinds of twists and turns and unexpected roads. I view the whole electric guitar thing that way. He wasn't independently following his muses, he was trying different things to attain the stardom he craved.

If you want to think about it differently, go ahead.

Uptown Gal, I went to a concert and walked out. Couldn't understand a word.

Honestly I don't know all that much about Dylan. I know his early famous songs because everybody does, but then he kept writing and growing and writing and I didn't follow along.

DH and I attended one of his shows last year. It was "interesting." If I understand correctly, Dylan got tired of performing his greatest hits again and again and again, so he changed them. For example, "Blowing in the Wind" no longer uses the tune we're all familiar with. Maybe that's him expressing his artistic freedom now, now that his name is famous for the ages.

Yeah, I think Dylan did a few too many drugs & I'd be hard pressed to pay money to see him in concert today. Hard to convince the younger crowd that at one point he was a great talent.