Dylan Quotes

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Once I'd heard 'Modern Times' by Bob Dylan, it really changed the way I wanted to make records. — Elton John
We are at a crossroads in the music business: with the rise of the internet, the world we live in has changed, and the past… — Jon Bon Jovi
I love that Bob Dylan asked me to be in the first movie he wrote. — Val Kilmer
My musical influence is really from my father. He was a DJ in college. My parents met at New York University. So he listened to,… — Talib Kweli
The early Bob Dylan was compulsively drawn to the conflict between stability and the search for immortality. — Jon Landau
Bob Dylan has always sealed his decisions with the unexplainable. His motives for withholding the release of the magnificent 'Basement Tapes' will be as forever… — Jon Landau
Bob Dylan may be the Charlie Chaplin of rock n' roll. Both men are regarded as geniuses by their entire audience. Both were proclaimed revolutionaries… — Jon Landau
Bob Dylan was the source of pop music's unpredictability in the Sixties. Never as big a record-seller as commonly imagined, his importance was first aesthetic… — Jon Landau
I was a huge Beatles fan. The Stones, Dylan. Later on, I got into Stevie Wonder, and Bill Withers - he's one of my heroes.… — Adam Levine
I'm a catalogue artist: I compete with Bob Dylan. — Courtney Love
I love Bob Dylan. Who doesn't? He tapped into some kind of vein and it keeps on keeping on. There's nobody like him. He's unique,… — David Lynch
Bob Dylan's first couple of records in the 60's weren't considered cover records, but he only wrote one or two original songs on each album. — John Mellencamp
In some of the greatest recordings ever made, the performance is a part of the recording. Dylan's 'Rainy Day Women No. 12 and 35' is… — Moby
Well, I met Frank Sinatra and Bob Dylan in the space of 15 minutes. Frank Sinatra kissed me on the lips. He kissed me on… — Kate Moss
My love was Bob Dylan, but as I got older I realized a good ballad was a good ballad. — Bonnie Raitt
Growing up, I was inspired by The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Damian Rice was a huge influence for me musically. — Ed Sheeran
The thing that I took away as an early fan from Bob Dylan was the storytelling aspects. He can tell some wicked stories. — Ed Sheeran
Music television is all about the media-oriented version of what it is to be a rock star; it's not about what Bob Dylan or Jimi… — Patti Smith
When I was very, very young, I decided that I was gonna catalogue my times because that's what other people who I admired did. That's… — Bruce Springsteen
I can't do that wonderful thing that Tom Waits and Bob Dylan do - to do imagery. I'm not good at that. I just write… — Rod Stewart

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