Bob Dylan at 20 on Freak Shows | Blank on Blank

[@InsertCleverNameHere0]

"I'm never gonna become rich and famous" *wins a Nobel Prize*

[@carterj.rutkoski5402]

doesn't acknowledge it

[@InsertCleverNameHere0]

TheOunceler yeah but he's got a much cooler hat now

[@BABYWOLF_]

And damn it.. it almost worked

[@imannonymous7707]

Give him a break man im tired of dylan bashing if i misunderstood...i apologize to ya. But he earned that award And he didnt ask for it or alot of other things that were hung on him

[@subg8858]

Who gives a shit about a Nobel prize anyway. Just some award some inbred royalty arbitrarily hand out, as if they have some authority on the matter

[@misternateee1905]

1962 bob dylan: "i'm never gonna become rich and famous" 1965 bob dylan: hol' my beer

[@Nominay]

Just one year after this interview he was famous.

[@TimmyScreamingChild1]

Oh my god, its before even his first album...

[@albertcamus6214]

Lee Oliver How did you get out of the dam?

[@imannonymous7707]

Ya its a classic interview prior to a performance he had in nyc , before columbia signed him Ive heard part of it in his documentary

[@frankwest4057]

He does a lot of songs on this youcan find it on here

[@Zephead10]

Bob made the carnival thing up. It was part of the character he was making for himself.

[@jared6728]

No, I think he did work in a carnival (if not for six years)... He said so in No Direction Home. Course, he might have been mythologizing himself then too, but I would hope not.

[@jacklondon295]

He made that story up.

[@puppylovergirl303]

+Jared Suchomel nah, he was lying then too. The whole thing was made up.

[@larryraley8709]

he liked to make up stories about himself early on. i feel there's no harm especially because nothing he ever made up came close to comparing with what he became.

[@mikepiercey3845]

That's very weird, what an odd fellow. One of my favorites but still an odd duck at times, lol

[@ictoan444]

Really cool to hear him so young with his whole life ahead of him. Great job bringing it to life as usual guys.

[@HappyMediumProject]

I love Bob Dylan, genuinely do, but I didn't even know he knew how to laugh this much ;)

[@anywaythewindblows8912]

Blue Jay same

[@87ventus]

Blue jay, just found this, first thing I thought was, ' Man, he's laughing, he's laughing a lot, that's so weird' .but that kind of nervous, fun laughter is youth. Sadly I must confess.. As I grew older, the world grew colder.. Laughter comes less & less. Anyway, so cool we thought the same thing. Dylan fan all my life. ☮️

[@paulgalligan1916]

Hes got great wit always had.. check out his midsixtes press interviews pure comedy .. he just got sick of all the press jargon.. Bob's got a real warm heart he's a giggler

[@gaillight7501]

A lot younger. I can see him smile and laugh early in his career, sometimes at other people's expense (reporters in particular) but as he has aged and some fanatic fans harassed him day and night, he's become guarded. He also seems to get a little more eccentric as he ages. Makes him more interesting but I wonder if he's happy. He has his painting and sculpture so maybe that helps.

[@Insofaras]

I feel like people take him more seriously than he does...Kinda silly that, considering his message has always been not to trust your pop stars and leaders...

[@discountramblepants9320]

Its pretty interesting to hear Bob before the motorcycle crash. I know he is 20 here, but you can really see his youthfulness in how he talks and responds to questions. Great episode, keep up the good work!

[@RobertSlover]

" the song was there long before i came around with a pencil" awesome.

[@ChristinaGina]

The animations and people you do for this is just EXCEPTIONAL. BEST youtube channel by miles.

[@PatrickSmithAnimation]

Thx so much.. reading comments is always a gamble, lots of haters.

[@wtangodelta1715]

Total Gamble!!!

[@whitleybayman123]

Dylan made all of that up. That folks is why we love him :)

[@ElwoodDowd]

Patrick Smith's animations are so good... and they just keep getting better... Amazing work, as always!

[@PatrickSmithAnimation]

too kind! we got some killer episodes coming up, stay tuned!

[@Funz2022]

Bob's making stuff up here, he never travelled around and played in Carnivals, ha ha ha. Part of Bob being Dylan is telling tall tales, associating himself with giants & larger themes. Truth is subjective

[@jonathanholland8434]

Trying to be like Guthrie

[@blackmore4]

Truth is subjective? Great. Then you, and every other Che Guevara poster owner, don't exist.

[@nickphilkill818]

He never lived in South dakota either lol. Maybe he stayed there.

[@25-keys44]

@@blackmore4 poor little sad angry man. you'll see someday buddy. happy travels.

[@blackmore4]

@@25-keys44 Poor love, I've already seen.

[@feltfriends]

How can you not smile when hearing Bob Dylan speak

[@ncooty]

The man has been a comet blazing across the sky for 60 years.

[@brazni]

These are just so lovely, really charming animation. Thanks so much for making these :)

[@Tonetwisters]

Playing strings that shoulda had last rights said over 'em, and buried in the cold, cold ground. But I was into Dylan at a very early age, back when other people were singing his songs and no one ever even heard of him ... unless you looked over a record, and checked out the songwriter ... Became a born-again Christian many years ago, and recorded several Gospel-related albums. I never saw anyone sing with the kind of timing he had ... you always thought he was vocally going to be late to deliver the next line, but he ALWAYS finished the current line in and on time, like no one I have ever seen. Almost magical.

[@carpalcrusaders]

This is an adorable interview. They both seem like they are having a lot of fun :))

[@simple22travel11]

The greatest artist of the 20th century, a true creative genius with uncanny uniqueness. I salute you mr Bob Dylan.

[@danielgreen2788]

its always nice to hear his voice

[@MrGrandpabaker]

Bob Dylan is the best. Thank you for making this :~)

[@annaalbury7748]

I love this and the choice of which words to animate is inspired. I hope Bob finds this on you tube. He would love it.

[@charleshabanec8471]

One of the best channels on KZbin.

[@Mr.Banerjee_with_a_Camera]

This KZbin Channel is truly a gem! thank you for sharing such things!

[@mytubeworldmayhem]

ivnt see a video as nice this lately, this was just...beautiful

[@anobody6234]

Bob Dylan is one of my heroes

[@goodmanross]

Ahhhh how fulfilling. I've been waiting for a Dylan episode since I first started watching Blank on Blank two years ago or whenever.

[@mynamejeff9027]

He’s a great musician and storyteller

[@waz3128]

I once had a friend who looked, dressed, acted, spoke and laughed exactly like cartoon Dylan here. Except with a Scottish accent

[@LuckyDogDave]

love Bob's music, this is a gem.

[@VARIOUShorses]

I love you guys and what you're doing, keep it up!

[@lom218]

I love Dylan. It was so easy to lie back then. They have no idea

[@Mrvioleto]

0:34 subterranean homesick blues reference ftw!

[@BlankonblankOrg]

+Emilios Antoun ;)

[@LattoSideWest]

You mean Talkin' New York?

[@geraldhiggens8283]

God I was about to type that :(

[@lewstone5430]

In this interview (longer version) he mentions traveling all around the country and playing in Gallup, NM, among other places, before going to New York in '62. I played a gig in Gallup and I thought damn! Me and Bob played in the same town, at different times. Then I found out he never played in Gallup, he made up all that stuff to help create a mystique. LOl, oh well, can't blame Bob. That was a great idea.

[@broscosmoline]

(from No Direction Home doc): “...in the house that my father bought... [t]here was a great big mahogany radio with a 78-rpm turntable...I opened it up one day and there was a record on it, a country record, a song called ‘Driftin’ Too Far From the Shore.’ The sound of the record made me feel like I was someone else - that maybe I wasn’t born to the right parents or something"

[@DannyMars37]

That carnival idea for a song he talks about here might have been what ended up becoming Ballad of a Thin Man

[@oliveeisner8964]

or Desolation Row

[@broscosmoline]

i thought the banter might have been leading up to a rendition of "dusty old fairgrounds"

[@REM1956]

Fantastic animation. It really adds richness to the interview.

[@Sassifrassilassi]

He sounds so young. Love this.

[@musicisbrilliant]

Wow, this is brilliant. You are amazing. Love it.

[@Mussido]

This made me happy

[@imalright2837]

Love your channel guys! Keep up the great work!

[@poorimageonyoutub100]

James Dean Next ?

[@BlankonblankOrg]

that would be cool

[@Ayush-vr3xh]

@@BlankonblankOrg still waiting for James dean

[@wilhelmcooning]

Fascinating as always! Keep it up guys.

[@merkee01]

This is so amazing! Thank you so much for putting this up

[@flyingboxcow8724]

I love this! And the homesick blues cards!

[@madelinerain1595]

DUDE.... THIS HAS JUST BECAME MY FAVORITE VIDEO.

[@marsimus13]

thank you so much for this i love it to bits

[@PogieJoe]

This was delightful!

[@WonderTuff]

A genius.

[@hookywookywithmalarkyman704]

What a gem of history .

[@jacksongash2067]

"It was all there before I came along.." So much class :-)

[@tirtha11]

I love the interviews on your channel. I really do!

[@brunozadro]

thank you so much for this!

[@themangoman9315]

it's crazy that I'm the same age as he was in this interview he speaks as if he has lived though a lot despite his young age

[@FilmSwitch]

I love the harmonica story. I've done similar things trying to play guitar and harmonica at the same time and I also remember stacking piles of books to rig a mic stand. Couldn't afford the equipment. Maybe it was just another Dylan tall tale, but it seems too small to be.

[@HaraldVALOHilding]

holy fucking shit!!! I love you so much for making these small animations! Keep it up

[@ritahall6628]

Great job -Loved it !!

[@thebacons5943]

Bob Dylan is the greatest ever

[@iemandmusica]

“Yeah I must be tweny” 😂

[@rt_aue]

I'm so happy you did Bob Dylan :D

[@travisbickle3881]

Yay! I got what I asked for...thank you!

[@sylvemason6509]

Pretty Cool Interesting Blast From The Past 🌸🧡🧡🌸

[@gnome7292]

"I had just come there from South Dakota" X Doubt

[@blitztim6416]

Bob bull shitting his way thru an interview. 😂

[@glennkavanagh6266]

b.d a giant of the 20th century..respect xx

[@SamHarrisonMusic]

I love this interview. He sounds so high, but the music he played was so good! Worth looking up the whole thing x

[@mattkaustickomments]

I had no idea Bob made up stuff in interviews before watching this... I’m thinking “Carnival, 6 years? Whaaa? - Wasn’t he was actually in a fraternity at college at one point?” What a nut.

[@tonyhall3365]

How about River Phoenix or Thom Yorke

[@PadraigMeh]

Let me Eat cake THOMM

[@andreeamariailiescu9256]

Thommmm yes💛💛💛

[@arru23]

Awesome, was hoping you'd do a Dylan episode. Do Leonard Cohen next!

[@ElstonsGun]

thank you

[@elduderino3995]

damn I'm almost 20 and I'm still in school..

[@Samizsm23]

They didn't have school in 62

[@timbryant1621]

He graduated from high school and went to new York when he was 19. He told some whoppers.

[@viviandarkbloom100]

He did attend the Univ. of Minnesota for one semester. He talks about it in Chronicles Vol. 1.

[@BlankUberEverybody]

thanks for this

[@rosavera7]

Brilliant!!!!!

[@asjocker32]

It is an incredible channel!!!!!! would be fantastic to do a video of bill hicks or lenny bruce

[@keristly]

It doesn't really sound as he does like in later in the 60s

[@hansklok3243]

nep

[@L33TZER]

Cause later in the 60s the Nigga was on drugs

[@boriskarloff9992]

Its bcos it's the early 60s

[@aaronhaupert3015]

He’s had many sounds

[@yourmomisthegameandimalrea8518]

I dig this

[@georgecoventry8441]

Yeah, this is fun. Hadn't heard it in quite a while. The cartoons look like Bob in 1966, not Bob in 1962 when he had conventional short hair, looked very young, and wore a hat and working class clothes. He had kind of almost a Huck Finn look to him in those days, and it helped give some believability to the stories he told about traveling around with the carnival and all that. He was really trying to emulate the Woody Guthrie life story at that time, because Guthrie was one of his idols when he was young. Some others were Buddy Holly, Elvis, and Little Richard. He had gone from country (Hank Williams) to electric rock n' roll to acoustic folk and blues already by the time he was 20 years old! And that gave him a very solid musical foundation to work from. He probably did not believe he was headed for either fame or riches, but he did know exactly what he wanted to do...and he did it.

[@silaswrisley2113]

Great video! You guys should do Marc Bolan with The T. Rex Electric Warrior Interview!

[@TheSpider42b]

I love the drawing keep up the good work

[@darby_hudson]

over the years, bob dylan became a bob dylan

[@stevehodges9851]

Your best work will always stand taller than you

[@coolkoi7999]

damn, happy 79th bob

[@Manishfrom1992]

ohh,i am never gonna get rich and famous - Bob dylan (:)

[@zaccandels6695]

Are there any known recordings of this song he talks about--'Won't You Buy a Postcard'?

[@harizfadhilah6149]

please please pleaaasse do some on the Beat generation writers ie Ginsberg, Kerouac, Burroughs, Corso :c

[@rojothe2nd]

Awesome.

[@brotundwasser4554]

How is Bob able to play the guitar if they don't have strings at 1:56?

[@sadandalonearemysafewords2740]

They invisible

[@CHlEFFIN]

Brilliant

[@DagaanGalakticos]

"The sword swallower comes up to you and then he kneels . . .' The beauty parlor is filled with sailors F C The circus is in town / Here comes the blind commissioner F C They've got him in a trance / One hand is tied to the tight-rope walker/ the other is in his pants. That's circus images from just two songs. I'm sure if I searched I'd find a lot more. Below a number of comments say he made up the circus thing as part of his myth. But I think he really did work in a carnival. If only for a day. I did when I was a 16 year old runaway in '67. I was hitching cross country and saw a carnival going up and asked did they have any work and I helped unload some trucks. Dylan did hitch hike out to Gallup, New Mexico where he had relatives and could have come across a carnival going up. At that age everything hits you in technicolor and has incredible symbolic meaning if you're a symbol kind of person. I can see that such images of freaks and outcasts would have provided the perfect symbols for what he was about to try and express. Which was people living inside Montgomery Ward clothes with the wrong narrative by which they defined themselves to one another and themselves. Now the clothes have changed but the narrative is again the wrong one so, young poets, take heart! There's oracular poetry yet to dig up. He also said he was Bobby Vee's (The Night Has A Thousand Eyes) piano player. Could be - for one gig or two or three. At some point Dylan saw that the metaphor was more real than the actuality and in self preservation, he decided to stick with a metaphorical life rather than learn the words everyone else learned so as to buried in the wrong description of things.

[@jasonkleinhanss4681]

great animation

[@JessicaWaterston]

♥

[@grotesque76]

do one on the ramones or joe strummer

[@erwinwoodedge4885]

NICE JOB!

[@Goatchild90]

One of my hero's

[@fabianh5507]

What is the song called that's played in the last part of the video?

[@HELLADJ]

Blank on blank on blank

[@oxidasic]

awesome

[@jackf1557]

anybody know where this was recorded? I'm 20 and living in duluth mn which is the city dylan was born (highway 61). A few blocks from my place is a building called the armory that used to be a concert hall; apparently a day or 2 before buddy holly's plane crashed he played there with waylon jennings and teenage bob dylan watched. Crazy to think Dylan grew up around the same city as me.

[@djames2322]

Anyone know the song that starts around 2:30?

[@ethangalloway7342]

Mr. Dylan!

[@Bldz]

This is nice

[@SimonRobeyns]

thne he went on to become the biggest songwriter of our recent history