There are some singer-songwriters who start out as poets. So someone like Leonard Cohen wrote and published poetry in the early 60s, but then started writing songs. Bob Dylan's a poet in the sense of bard, aoidos or vates. — Richard F. Thomas Copy Share Image
“One of the powerful functions of a library — any library — lies in its ability to take us away from worlds that are… — Richard F. Thomas Copy Share Image
Some artists respond to critics' questions about their art. I think Bob Dylan would alwys refuse to respond to questions of that sort, he… — Richard F. Thomas Copy Share Image
Bob Dylan tells interviewers what he wants to tell them, not what they necessarily want to know. His responses are really part of the… — Richard F. Thomas Copy Share Image
Blues songs, like folk songs, are a continuous stream, and catching the continuities and thefts is part of what puts meaning and complexity into… — Richard F. Thomas Copy Share Image
One of the powerful functions of a library-any library-lies in its ability to take us away from worlds that are familiar and comfortable and… — Richard F. Thomas Copy Share Image
The thing about Bob Dylan's performative essence is that he keeps singing these old songs as well as the new songs, and the old… — Richard F. Thomas Copy Share Image
There are some singer-songwriters who start out as poets. So someone like Leonard Cohen wrote and published poetry in the early 60s, but then… — Richard F. Thomas Copy Share Image
Bob Dylan tends not to have geographical or chronological markers that tie a song to any specific context, so they stay alive, stay relevant. — Richard F. Thomas Copy Share Image
