“why be bothered with other people's set-ups? it only leads to torture.” — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
“Bob Dylan never has his own cigarettes. I thought this was charming at first.” — Marie-Helene Bertino Copy Share Image
Folk music had long been political but [Bob] Dylan's poetry took it to a new level. — Jay Michaelson Copy Share Image
If they made a movie about Bob Dylan, I would love to play a young Bob Dylan; I mean, I've got the… — Alex Wolff Copy Share Image
Once I'd heard 'Modern Times' by Bob Dylan, it really changed the way I wanted to make records. — Elton John Copy Share Image
Without music, there is not the faintest chance [Bob Dylan] words would now be garlanded as they are. — David Bennun Copy Share Image
When I was in college, being a magician was not the classiest thing to be. It was like being a folk singer… — Doug Henning Copy Share Image
Gregory Corso used to get really pissed when people called Bob Dylan a 'poet.' After writing poetry for a few years, I… — Steve Earle Copy Share Image
I started writing when I was 17. I got an acoustic guitar for my birthday after I discovered Bob Dylan and James Taylor. — Jason Reeves Copy Share Image
If I wasn't Bob Dylan, I'd probably think that Bob Dylan has a lot of answers myself. — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
One of the autobiographies I really liked was Bob Dylan's. It was interesting because he didn't do it in a linear fashion. — Daniel Bryan Copy Share Image
“It seemed I'd always been chasing after something, anything that moved -a car, a bird, a blowing leaf -anything that might lead… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
When I was 17 I got a guitar for my birthday and started discovering Bob Dylan and James Taylor and the whole… — Jason Reeves Copy Share Image
Popular music had never had lyrical sophistication of this type [like Bob Dylan]; wit, to be sure, but "Darkness at the break… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
I think the height of ridiculousness was when I was playing Elizabeth in 'The Golden Age' while preparing to start shooting 'I'm… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
Rock me mama like a wagon wheel. rock me mama anyway you feel. heyyy, mama rock me. rock me mama like the… — Spencer Messinger Copy Share Image
I have Bob Dylan lyrics on my ribs. I'm a diehard Dylan fan, and my dad and I joke that if I… — Carly Chaikin Copy Share Image
“Like almost all of Beefheart's recorded work, [Trout Mask Replica] was not even "ahead" of its time in 1969. Then and now,… — Lester Bangs Copy Share Image
In 1965, when great young white artists in the English-speaking world were successfully re-channeling hillbilly and black music - you know Bob… — Iggy Pop Copy Share Image
What always attracted me to [Bob] Dylan, and what has sustained me as a Dylan listener, or has always continued to surprise… — Greil Marcus Copy Share Image
[on River Phoenix] I would love to see what kind of choices he would be making now if he was still around,… — Jim Sturgess Copy Share Image
First of all, there are those who simply don't care for [Bob] Dylan, or at least, don't think he's that great. Some… — David Bennun Copy Share Image
Most of the artists were trying to make a living, trying to get laid, trying to figure out who they were. They… — David Geffen Copy Share Image
“If I was building any new kind of life to live, it really didn't seem that way. It's not as if I… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
In 1952, Muddy cut the song 'Rollin' Stone.' It was a nationwide success, and the song echoes down through rock n' roll… — Tim Cahill Copy Share Image
The society that produced The Who, The Stones, Dylan, Paul McCartney and later on people, like myself, is over. The materialistic society… — Don McLean Copy Share Image
There's no reason - not yet, anyway - to believe [Bob] Dylan himself endorses such an attitude; or that he would think… — David Bennun Copy Share Image
Second records aren't usually very good. Even Bob Dylan's was a bit disappointing. — Madeleine Peyroux Copy Share Image
![“Folk music had long been political but [Bob] Dylan's poetry took it to a new level.” quote by Jay Michaelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5dc/jay-michaelson-15590_bob_folk-music-had-long-been-political-but-b_1333292.jpg)
![“Without music, there is not the faintest chance [Bob Dylan] words would now be garlanded as they are.” quote by David Bennun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e12/david-bennun-25818_bob_without-music-there-is-not-the-faintest_295494.jpg)
![“Popular music had never had lyrical sophistication of this type [like Bob Dylan]; wit, to be sure, but "Darkness at the break of noon/Shadows even the silver spoon/The handmade blade, the child's balloon/Eclipses both the sun and moon/To understand you know too soon/ There is no sense in trying"?…” quote by Bob Dylan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d66/bob-dylan-168_balloons_popular-music-had-never-had-lyrical-soph_1402473.jpg)
![“Like almost all of Beefheart's recorded work, [Trout Mask Replica] was not even "ahead" of its time in 1969. Then and now, it stands outside time, trends, fads, hypes, the rise and fall of whole genres eclectic as walking Christmas trees, constituting a genre unto itself: truly, a musical Monolith…” quote by Lester Bangs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/aad/lester-bangs-9750_beatles_like-almost-all-of-beefheart-s-recorded_60270.jpg)
![“What always attracted me to [Bob] Dylan, and what has sustained me as a Dylan listener, or has always continued to surprise me, is his voice, the way he sings, the way he wraps his voice around certain words, the way he backs off from melodic moments, the way he moves forward to grab something in…” quote by Greil Marcus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/78c/greil-marcus-10438_bob_what-always-attracted-me-to-bob-dylan-an_1781512.jpg)
![“[on River Phoenix] I would love to see what kind of choices he would be making now if he was still around, some of the characters that he would have played. I mean, to me he was like a rock star, you know, he had it all: he had the looks, he had a great name, he had an attitude, an energy, an…” quote by Jim Sturgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/315/jim-sturgess-15511_attitude_on-river-phoenix-i-would-love-to-see-wha_1835907.jpg)
![“First of all, there are those who simply don't care for [Bob] Dylan, or at least, don't think he's that great. Some of the former sound very much as if they are afflicted with the kind of contrarianism inevitably bred by cultural orthodoxy - Dylan is overwhelmingly rated a giant and a marvel, the…” quote by David Bennun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/799/david-bennun-25818_bob_first-of-all-there-are-those-who-simply_1193536.jpg)
![“There's no reason - not yet, anyway - to believe [Bob] Dylan himself endorses such an attitude; or that he would think of himself as a more profound and worthy recipient than, for instance, any of the brilliant Motown or girl-group lyricists who are more likely to be awarded a Nobel prize for…” quote by David Bennun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4bb/david-bennun-25818_abba_there-s-no-reason-not-yet-anyway-to-beli_130714.jpg)
