Dylan Quotes · Page 12

Musically Bob [Dylan] is a primitive. He's not a Gershwin, or somebody that uses eloquent music terms.

— Al Kooper

Dylan, this is my friend, Sadie, I told you about.” He looked at me and gave me a slow smile. “Amanda said…

— Abbi Glines

I've always associated consciousness with artists like Bob Marley or Joni Mitchell or Bob Dylan. You know, artists that really talked about…

— Will Ferrell

why can't you just get out of here and leave me alone?"i bellowed. "i can't!" dylan shouted back,his face twisted with an…

— James Patterson

The [Nobel] award [of Bob Dylan] is no affront to literature; it is an insult to pop music. It is a condescending…

— David Bennun

What always attracted me to [Bob] Dylan, and what has sustained me as a Dylan listener, or has always continued to surprise…

— Greil Marcus

I was comparatively late in understanding Bob Dylan's overwhelming importance as a songwriter. Everybody who does my job exists in the shadow…

— Steve Earle

When I started Dylan's Candy Bar in 2001, I wanted it to be a place that merged my love of pop culture,…

— Dylan Lauren

But can a song stop a war? If Bob Marley and Bob Dylan couldn't do it, it can't be done.

— Henry Rollins

[on River Phoenix] I would love to see what kind of choices he would be making now if he was still around,…

— Jim Sturgess

My co-founder Dylan Smith and I left our junior year of college to move to the Bay Area. To the horror of…

— Aaron Levie

And Flock Rule Number Two is, Don't argue with Max or you'll live to regret it." I spun and stomped out to…

— James Patterson

Bob Dylan truly is a poet whose song is part of the poetry.

— Richard F. Thomas

Along with some of the worst music of Bob Dylan's career ("Self-Portrait," 1970), this period produced some gems - including many songs…

— Bob Dylan

Once I'd heard 'Modern Times' by Bob Dylan, it really changed the way I wanted to make records.

— Elton John

I was really lost for a while in my teens. I was angry. But when I found music - Bob Dylan, Neil…

— Ray LaMontagne

I've listened to Dylan my entire life. My dad was a huge Bob Dylan fan, so we listened to his music, Cat…

— Oscar Isaac

I would be quite happy never to play any of my better-known songs again. But unless you're Dylan, you can't afford to…

— Robyn Hitchcock

The same is true of ranking him thus against any work of literature. [Bob Dylan] has been made, through no fault of…

— David Bennun

Songs are like fish. You just gotta have your line in the water. And it's a bad idea to fish downstream from…

— Arlo Guthrie

Somebody had to be Bob Dylan. I guess I was best equipped to do the job.

— Bob Dylan

Growing up, I was inspired by The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Damian Rice was a huge influence for me musically.

— Ed Sheeran

Leo got up and brushed himself off. "I hate that guy". He offered Jason his arm like they should go skipping together."I`m…

— Rick Riordan

I think for writers who write that kind of stuff, they want to make changes. Look at Kris Kristofferson and Dylan. I…

— Lee Hazlewood

In other words, I'd say the whole story of Bob Dylan is one man's search for God. The turns and the steps…

— T Bone Burnett