--- title: "351 Bob dylan Quotes by 183 authors" description: "Browse 351 Bob dylan quotes by 183 authors. Discover the best Bob dylan sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ed/bob-dylan-168_bob-dylan_all-i-can-be-is-me-whoever-that-is-79820_798208.jpg" --- > [“All I can be is me- whoever that is. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-dylan/all-i-can-be-is-me-whoever-that-is/) [Bob Dylan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-dylan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ed/bob-dylan-168_bob-dylan_all-i-can-be-is-me-whoever-that-is-79820_798208.jpg) > [I'll never be Bob Dylan. He's the master.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-young/i-ll-never-be-bob-dylan-he-s-the-master/) [Neil Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb0/neil-young-969_bob_i-ll-never-be-bob-dylan-he-s-the-master_1951261.jpg) > [I've always loved Bob Dylan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-peebles/i-ve-always-loved-bob-dylan/) [Jim Peebles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-peebles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3be/jim-peebles-13204_always_i-ve-always-loved-bob-dylan-1689674_1689674.jpg) > [I loved working with Bob Dylan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benmont-tench/i-loved-working-with-bob-dylan/) [Benmont Tench](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benmont-tench/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29a/benmont-tench-18025_bob_i-loved-working-with-bob-dylan-3225696_3225696.jpg) > [I am a Bob Dylan fan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-kaine/i-am-a-bob-dylan-fan/) [Tim Kaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-kaine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8d/tim-kaine-1918_bob_i-am-a-bob-dylan-fan-591638_591638.png) > [“Once upon a time You dressed so fine”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-dylan/once-upon-a-time-you-dressed-so-fine/) [Bob Dylan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-dylan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a59/bob-dylan-168_bob-dylan_once-upon-a-time-you-dressed-so-fine-151_1510081.jpg) > [“He stilled my room, for sure.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suze-rotolo/he-stilled-my-room-for-sure/) [Suze Rotolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suze-rotolo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dc/suze-rotolo-66925_bob-dylan_he-stilled-my-room-for-sure-2469996_2469996.jpg) > [I can't stand Bob Dylan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-church/i-can-t-stand-bob-dylan/) [Charlotte Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc1/charlotte-church-26690_bob_i-can-t-stand-bob-dylan-2037208_2037208.png) > [I was buying Bob Dylan mainly, everything I could get hold of by him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robyn-hitchcock/i-was-buying-bob-dylan-mainly-everything-i-could-get-hold-of-by-him/) [Robyn Hitchcock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robyn-hitchcock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e7/robyn-hitchcock-11103_bob_i-was-buying-bob-dylan-mainly-everything_2751224.png) > [“Sure, Bob Dylan had some good songs. But he could have been a doctor.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-s-gompertz/sure-bob-dylan-had-some-good-songs-but-he-could-have-been-a-doctor/) [R.S. Gompertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-s-gompertz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f84/r-s-gompertz-64555_bob-dylan_sure-bob-dylan-had-some-good-songs-but-h_2989702.jpg) > [I want to see Bob Dylan do sketch comedy. I'm a huge Bob Dylan fan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bradley-whitford/i-want-to-see-bob-dylan-do-sketch-comedy-i-m-a-huge-bob-dylan-fan/) [Bradley Whitford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bradley-whitford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/045/bradley-whitford-14298_bob_i-want-to-see-bob-dylan-do-sketch-comedy_2018126.jpg) > [ \[Bob\] Dylan's broken-heart songs are so much better. Like "Simple Twist of Fate". ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-dylan/bob-dylan-s-broken-heart-songs-are-so-much-better-like-simple-twist/) [Bob Dylan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-dylan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9a/bob-dylan-168_better_bob-dylan-s-broken-heart-songs-are-so-mu_840031.jpg) > [but right now it's Bob Dylan Bob Dylan Bob Dylan all the way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bukowski/but-right-now-it-s-bob-dylan-bob-dylan-bob-dylan-all-the-way/) [Charles Bukowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bukowski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef5/charles-bukowski-73_bob_but-right-now-it-s-bob-dylan-bob-dylan-b_2034694.jpg) > [I used to read a lot of Steinbeck, and I admired Roger Miller and Bob Dylan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prine/i-used-to-read-a-lot-of-steinbeck-and-i-admired-roger-miller-and-bob/) [John Prine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-prine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3eb/john-prine-3521_bob_i-used-to-read-a-lot-of-steinbeck-and-i_2751728.jpg) > [Well, I love Bob Dylan, let's make that clear. He's one of my musical heroes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-heidecker/well-i-love-bob-dylan-let-s-make-that-clear-he-s-one-of-my-musical/) [Tim Heidecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-heidecker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52f/tim-heidecker-10977_bob_well-i-love-bob-dylan-let-s-make-that-cl_2198458.png) > [I'm so excited I got to co-write with Bob Dylan. It was very special.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-savoretti/i-m-so-excited-i-got-to-co-write-with-bob-dylan-it-was-very-special/) [Jack Savoretti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-savoretti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d37/jack-savoretti-6132_bob_i-m-so-excited-i-got-to-co-write-with-bo_3000353.jpg) > [My musical taste is mainly summed up as like Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin, with Zeppelin being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-cantlay/my-musical-taste-is-mainly-summed-up-as-like-bob-dylan-the-beatles/) [Patrick Cantlay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-cantlay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/531/patrick-cantlay-5855_beatles_my-musical-taste-is-mainly-summed-up-as_269024.jpg) > [I think that any songwriter - and I think that Bob Dylan knows this more than all of us - you don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-cohen/i-think-that-any-songwriter-and-i-think-that-bob-dylan-knows-this/) [Leonard Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-cohen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/leonard-cohen-448_bob_i-think-that-any-songwriter-and-i-think_597773.jpg) > [My love was Bob Dylan, but as I got older I realized a good ballad was a good ballad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bonnie-raitt/my-love-was-bob-dylan-but-as-i-got-older-i-realized-a-good-ballad-was/) [Bonnie Raitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bonnie-raitt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/606/bonnie-raitt-2301_ballad_my-love-was-bob-dylan-but-as-i-got-older_237558.png) > [Growing up, I didn't really like folk music - I wasn't a fan of Bob Dylan. I grew up mostly listening to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-casella/growing-up-i-didn-t-really-like-folk-music-i-wasn-t-a-fan-of-bob/) [Max Casella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-casella/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/max-casella-63300_bob_growing-up-i-didn-t-really-like-folk-mus_3016485.jpg) > [I would say that Bob Dylan is as interested in money as any person I've known in my life. That's just the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-geffen/i-would-say-that-bob-dylan-is-as-interested-in-money-as-any-person-i/) [David Geffen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-geffen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/034/david-geffen-19199_bob_i-would-say-that-bob-dylan-is-as-interes_3199535.jpg) > [“As Bob Dylan once said, “‘I am the Lord thy God’ is a fine saying, as long as it’s the right person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-t-wright/as-bob-dylan-once-said-i-am-the-lord-thy-god-is-a-fine-saying-as-long/) [N.T. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-t-wright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cea/n-t-wright-1173_bob-dylan_as-bob-dylan-once-said-i-am-the-lord-thy_1579475.png) > [I love that Euro-pop dance music, but with girl power. I also listen to Janis Joplin and Bob Dylan. I have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-duff/i-love-that-euro-pop-dance-music-but-with-girl-power-i-also-listen-to/) [Hilary Duff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-duff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac8/hilary-duff-2018_also_i-love-that-euro-pop-dance-music-but-wit_2216881.jpg) > [The first show I ever went to was called Farm Festival in 2010 and I saw Bob Dylan and other loads of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/the-first-show-i-ever-went-to-was-called-farm-festival-in-2010-and-i/) [Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/324/declan-mckenna-5579_band_the-first-show-i-ever-went-to-was-called_1700097.jpg) > [I open all my concerts with 'My Backpages,' written by Bob Dylan, and close them all with 'May the Road Rise to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-mcguinn/i-open-all-my-concerts-with-my-backpages-written-by-bob-dylan-and/) [Roger McGuinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-mcguinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/806/roger-mcguinn-13462_bob_i-open-all-my-concerts-with-my-backpages_923877.png) > [Bob Dylan is quite a songwriter, and a great singer and musician. I won't bother with comparing myself to him, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/bob-dylan-is-quite-a-songwriter-and-a-great-singer-and-musician-i-won/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8be/anonymous-1_age_bob-dylan-is-quite-a-songwriter-and-a-gr_1291762.jpg) > [If Bob Dylan really is an historian in and of himself in his work, in his performances, he is also an historian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greil-marcus/if-bob-dylan-really-is-an-historian-in-and-of-himself-in-his-work-in/) [Greil Marcus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greil-marcus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/486/greil-marcus-10438_bits_if-bob-dylan-really-is-an-historian-in-a_1437015.jpg) > [The more you know about Bob Dylan, the less you know. A truly enigmatic artist, Mr. Dylan's work and life offer vaporous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-means/the-more-you-know-about-bob-dylan-the-less-you-know-a-truly-enigmatic/) [David Means](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-means/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/718/david-means-12399_art_the-more-you-know-about-bob-dylan-the-le_272753.jpg) > [It was my love for the guitar that first got me into music and singing. Growing up, I was inspired by The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-sheeran/it-was-my-love-for-the-guitar-that-first-got-me-into-music-and/) [Ed Sheeran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-sheeran/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a83/ed-sheeran-2162_beatles_it-was-my-love-for-the-guitar-that-first_2109433.jpg) > [ I suspect many readers might associate \[Bob Dylan\] with one of the shortest phases of his career, the time from 1963 to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-michaelson/i-suspect-many-readers-might-associate-bob-dylan-with-one-of-the/) [Jay Michaelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-michaelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e6/jay-michaelson-15590_associates_i-suspect-many-readers-might-associate-b_746669.jpg) > [ The things that I loved about Bob's \[Dylan\] music - and I describe him in the book as the father of my… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-springsteen/the-things-that-i-loved-about-bob-s-dylan-music-and-i-describe-him-in/) [Bruce Springsteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-springsteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b50/bruce-springsteen-546_bob_the-things-that-i-loved-about-bob-s-dyla_520784.jpg) > [Along with some of the worst music of Bob Dylan's career ("Self-Portrait," 1970), this period produced some gems - including many songs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-dylan/along-with-some-of-the-worst-music-of-bob-dylan-s-career-self/) [Bob Dylan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-dylan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b53/bob-dylan-168_band_along-with-some-of-the-worst-music-of-bo_1853251.jpg) > [“Theophilus Crowe wrote bad free-verse poetry and played a jimbai drum while sitting on a rock by the ocean. He could play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-moore/theophilus-crowe-wrote-bad-free-verse-poetry-and-played-a-jimbai-drum/) [Christopher Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ba/christopher-moore-353_bob-dylan_theophilus-crowe-wrote-bad-free-verse-po_2746287.png) > [“But, like Shakespeare, I too am often occupied with the pursuit of my creative endeavors and dealing with all aspects of life's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-dylan/but-like-shakespeare-i-too-am-often-occupied-with-the-pursuit-of-my/) [Bob Dylan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-dylan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51c/bob-dylan-168_aspects-of-life_but-like-shakespeare-i-too-am-often-occu_1596734.jpg) > [When I first knew Bob Dylan, he lived in the Village. And for a man who, years after, would disdain publicity or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-hentoff/when-i-first-knew-bob-dylan-he-lived-in-the-village-and-for-a-man-who/) [Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-hentoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/816/nat-hentoff-1615_albums_when-i-first-knew-bob-dylan-he-lived-in_586315.jpg) > [ \[I have\] my own view about \[Bob\] Dylan's Nobel prize. Which is, I'm firmly in the Nay camp. I do think the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bennun/i-have-my-own-view-about-bob-dylan-s-nobel-prize-which-is-i-m-firmly/) [David Bennun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bennun/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/874/david-bennun-25818_awards_i-have-my-own-view-about-bob-dylan-s-nob_2927909.jpg) > [“Truth was the last thing on my mind, and even if there was such a thing, I didn' t want it in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-dylan/truth-was-the-last-thing-on-my-mind-and-even-if-there-was-such-a-2/) [Bob Dylan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-dylan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/623/bob-dylan-168_biography_truth-was-the-last-thing-on-my-mind-and_2594732.jpg) > [ \[Bob Dylan\] is principally a recording artist, and if he weren't, it is unthinkable he would have had such an impact. He… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bennun/bob-dylan-is-principally-a-recording-artist-and-if-he-weren-t-it-is/) [David Bennun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bennun/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0dd/david-bennun-25818_art_bob-dylan-is-principally-a-recording-art_442460.jpg) > [In the 1960s, people like Bob Dylan, his music and words were a threat to the society and mainstream of the time.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-w-sok/in-the-1960s-people-like-bob-dylan-his-music-and-words-were-a-threat/) [G.W. Sok](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-w-sok/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc2/g-w-sok-38837_1960s_in-the-1960s-people-like-bob-dylan-his-m_3093932.jpg) > [“Dylan and Leonard Cohen and Patti Smith, all dark, all romantic. When I say “romantic,” I mean a sensibility that sees everything,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-buckley/dylan-and-leonard-cohen-and-patti-smith-all-dark-all-romantic-when-i/) [Jeff Buckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-buckley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f2/jeff-buckley-2831_bob-dylan_dylan-and-leonard-cohen-and-patti-smith_1635008.jpg) ## Top authors on Bob dylan - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bob-dylan-18556.jpg) Bob Dylan 53 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bob-dylan/bob-dylan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jay-michaelson-47728.jpg) Jay Michaelson 21 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bob-dylan/jay-michaelson/) - [David Bennun 13 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bob-dylan/david-bennun/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steve-earle-87241.jpg) Steve Earle 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bob-dylan/steve-earle/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nat-hentoff-70269.jpg) Nat Hentoff 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bob-dylan/nat-hentoff/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-greil-marcus-39502.jpg) Greil Marcus 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bob-dylan/greil-marcus/) - [Richard F. 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