How Bob Dylan Lost The Magic In His Writing

[@rsolsjo]

The artist is the vessel of what needs to be spoken or expressed. What he's saying is the time, the place, the thoughts, the feelings, the zeitgeist moved through him.

[@wulf67]

Also amphetamines.

[@redbluebae4397]

This

[@billyin4c514]

Well was he had to say about humanity, or was it about him alone?

[@ThomasPatten-fi3le]

What's this guy's real name?

[@johnkiefer3768]

@@wulf67 It would be nice if it was that simple but it’s not Millions and millions of people have experienced amphetamines and many on and every day basis None of them have written these songs

[@stephensuddick1896]

I find this both heartbreakingly sad and strangely inspiring at the same time.

[@briangale404]

Well said

[@tzenophile]

You could also see it as a genius cementing his genius. Also genius.

[@idontwannamakeagoogleaccou1033]

He said in this interview that he sold his soul to the devil...that's what he means when he said it was "magically" written. He didn't write it himself. Go ahead and make fun of me though, i'll wait.

[@tzenophile]

@@idontwannamakeagoogleaccou1033 You're not smart enough to be made fun of

[@stephensuddick1896]

@idontwannamakeagoogleaccou1033 I would never make fun of anyone holding this belief. It's at the heart of the music I love. I would just ask that you consider that it sprang from the choices of those who simply sacrifice many aspects of their humanity in the pursuit of their passion.

[@SimonKHoak-ec6cc]

Jimmy Page in an interview was asked why he never continued to pursue a career in music after the end of Led Zeppelin , said , "the magic was gone".

[@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266]

He did try many times tho, but that stuff wasn't up to his standards.

[@jefffinkbonner9551]

The black magic was gone…

[@kramerpoker9666]

​@@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266He has an excellent album with Coverdale

[@DreLouieVlogs]

This is literally the 1st thought when I heard bob say it ! I’m glad we got to witness it & it’s documented forever

[@drdoom8793]

​@@jefffinkbonner9551only "black magic" at play was his theft of the music of black blues musicians

[@undrellx]

That's an artist with no ego... but an artist who has given more to his generation than almost any other, in terms of expression.. when we needed words, he found them for us.. in a lyrical form we could sing... we were all touched by his greatness... thank you

[@jefffirnhaber6250]

Thanks Amen.

[@hienlethai3979]

It's insane how he wrote so many masterpieces at such a young age

[@francoattorri]

He made a pact

[@mumbles215]

He’s sis it in the same interview. We all know G-d doesn’t make pacts. He also said the “chief commander of this world” (when asked who with by ed Bradley). Devil is chief commander of this world

[@rangers1919]

Not really. Almost everything really creative, especially in music, is done by young people.

[@3SeveredHeads]

@@rangers1919many times coz they die young too sadly! Those who live long lives just ride their own tail coats

[@mrsbluesky8415]

And continues. Murder Most Foul - wow.

[@jrstsb1353]

There is nothing more beautiful in life than to look back at some amazing achievement and wonder how you could even do such a thing. A legend in your own eyes.

[@MrMore2life]

He admits to selling his soul. There’s no Beaty in that.

[@Joeltraylorart]

​@@MrMore2life what?

[@freeradt]

@@Joeltraylorart yep

[@kathypop4]

​@@MrMore2life How does that even make sense in your tiny brain?

[@oleggorky906]

@@MrMore2life he doesn’t admit to selling his soul. He simple uses a term for The Almighty that your warped, fundamentalist, brain doesn’t like and so you conclude that he must be a minion or Satan. How can people be so F I t H?

[@garyw1971]

I've heard this a lot. Many songwriters say similar. They connect with the universe at some point. Mccartney says they come to him in his sleep. Others say they fish them out of the eternal river . I've also heard " If I didn't write it, someone else would have" . Those songs are out there, just waiting to be heard by the writer .

[@shannon5373]

Whatever!!!

[@altardehecate]

I totally agree

[@Chadillac-xq7xk]

​@@shannon5373great take Shannon.

[@Marco_Venieri]

All great artists, from poets to painters and musicians, connects with the universal mind at some point even not knowing what is that or how they did

[@filipe977]

or some good old lsd

[@maryatvan]

'"I don't know how I wrote those sounds". You are as honest and true as the day is bright...Bob Dylan. A Letter to Bob Dylan, We are vehicles for the aetheric moving energetic flow frequency to flow waveform patterning upon the mind of man. In this case...you.🎉 The magic you speak of made you a holding vessel. The vessel engaged within you, in turn, poured out into a river of awakening minds in melodic sound of reawakening language. There is no separation between the vessel, the waters of the deep, the rivers of motion, and the Art & Artist. You were borne to be the word, words, the songwriter and without rival...the contagious inspiration from a wellspring quenching the thirst to musics' poet's lanscape. How fortunate we were to be there in the 60's and to be ready to listen. ❤ we rise when the current knows the way the wave goes. Yours patterns continue to encircle the earth. Love you❤Thank you.

[@zissumanter]

Sincerety is heartwarming

[@hutdweller7430]

"He who is not busy being born is busy dying."

[@deller5924]

😅

[@ldrobarts]

Get busy living or get busy dying Andy Dufrain

[@DG-iw3yw]

"He who is busy quoting dudes cannot make quotes themselves" - Sun Tzu

[@applescause3021]

He not busy being born, is busy dying

[@SSHitMan]

One of my favorite Dylan lyrics!

[@johnnyxmusic]

Dylan gave us everything he had. And he’s still giving. This is a rare case where we get to see an extraordinary artist actually live out and fulfill his complete promise. Because if he died in 1967 we would all be saying… If only he had lived, what profound poetry he could’ve shared with us. Every artist and every human being goes through ages stages and phases… And Dylan has had some hits and misses… But it’s been a blessing to have him… A living national treasure. and the human being just living out his life and finding new ways of being creative. God bless Bob Dylan.❤

[@robertwiles8106]

He designed and built this massive gate structure at the entrance to the MGM Grand national harbor in Maryland. Welded it with his own hands, just a few years ago, out of found junk and garbage. Bob's a truly amazing artist.

[@johnnyxmusic]

@@robertwiles8106 Isn’t that something?

[@gimmeshelter2151]

Beautiful said I couldn’t agree more.

[@robertwiles8106]

@@johnnyxmusic I think his lyrics come from the exact same place. Found junk and garbage, welded into something beautiful.

[@johnnyxmusic]

@@robertwiles8106 Some of them…

[@Drowning_101]

As a 34 year old man who was writing songs in his early teens, when you write a song it's like a snapshot of where you are emotionally, logically, spiritually at that time in your life. Life changes your perspective over the years. Sometimes we become more creative, sometimes we become less. Back when I was a teenager all the way into my early 20's, I wrote songs almost exclusively about breakups but then I lost my mom and since then I have realized that nobody is entitled to happiness and sometimes life is just cruel and there's nothing you can do about it but heal as best you can and hope the next disaster doesn't sweep what's left of you away. Anyway, when I wrote it was almost always to explore how I felt about something that moved me and at 34, nothing much moves me anymore. You eventually become cynical to protect yourself from pain and that pain has always been where my songwriting has come from. Now, the question I struggle with is whether the pain is worth the inspiration when I'm already just barely hanging on as it is. I'm not sure if Dylan's problem is the same as mine, but my point is that as you get older and learn more about yourself and the world around you, there's less wonderment about why things are the way they are and you become more critical of your own takes.

[@c.s.mcleod7383]

We are far more creative in our youth. Output diminishes over time as does the quality of the exercises. You got it.

[@ynotttt]

I’m 61 years old. I think you summed up nearly everything I was trying [creatively] trying to say here. The thing is…..you’re only 34 and you have a lot of changes still coming from that point in time. But…you’re way ahead in the self awareness area.

[@FancyNoises]

Look up EMDR therapy. I have a link, but I forgot those don't fly here.

[@78gbw]

Creativity has waned for me too. 45 this year and cant write a good song to save my life. In my twenties songs just flowed from somewhere. I know what bob is saying. Kids, the portal to that kind of magic slowly closes. Access to it is a gift where the time should be used wisely.

[@kylirochelle]

Sounds like you have some things to write about

[@Kinkle_Z]

A pure Gift and blessing to our generation. Thank you to the amazing spirit that passed briefly through the body of Bob Dylan and enriched us all!

[@octagonseventynine1253]

He didn’t really lose the magic it just changed. His writing is still good to this day, just less trippy and prophetic.

[@dep7up]

Maturity hit? Perhaps

[@knowsmebyname]

You can't create at that level for very long. It burns itself out. He answered the question perfectly

[@GalacticCenterOG]

Apparently you haven’t seen the whole interview. There are literal witches performing literal witchcraft on the bands AND it’s fans as they listen to it. He sold his soul to Satan, he says it in this interview.

[@knowsmebyname]

@@GalacticCenterOG no he didn't. He did what he always does with controversial topics. Answered in a way that didn't answer. I love Jesus as much as you do, but let's leave this alone. There's nothing here. The fact remains that Dylan put out a couple of good Christian albums, did a Christian tour, and has a Christian song "Every Grain of Sand" that is at home amongst the very best popular music tunes in the last 100 years. He calls Jesus Lord. Keep this in mind.

[@Diana1000Smiles]

❤ We must be related.

[@julieberkowitz2750]

One of the things that you can learn from Dylan is that you don’t have to participate in anything you don’t want to.

[@Taichientaoyin]

Sounds INFP

[@Sheriff_GrimLaw]

Even life.

[@julieberkowitz2750]

He 100 percent owns his life

[@julieberkowitz2750]

Almost other special

[@luigigandolfi4788]

I love this poet, he deserves all he is got, but we the common people have to struggle daily to live, is impossible for us do not deal with facts, people, works that we have to deal with only to survive, that we don't like. Bob Dylan gave us magic moments of freedom and a better world.❤ Thank you Poet for your life and your art.

[@itsa6string]

The most humble explanation of greatness I’ve heard in a long, long time!!! I believe, anyone who has ever been connected in the creative process, completely understands what he’s talking about!!! It truly is an awesome experience!! I truly hope that everyone will get to experience it as well!!

[@guyincognito5663]

I believe one day EVERY human being will be creative enough to experience that.

[@Shaolin91z]

Demons helped him

[@Iam-still-noone]

u obviously didnt watch the whole interview- he literally says he - made a deal 2 become famous with as he calls them - the chief commander - of the unseen world 🫤

[@rileycoyote8275]

You should research Bob Dylan admitting that he is fulfilling the deal he made with the god of this world, whom we cannot see.

[@itsa6string]

@@Iam-still-noone Wrong!! I watched it, and SEVERAL other things about Bob!! He’s a fascinating guy!!! My comment wasn’t about making a deal with the devil in order to become famous!! Thing is, I know soo many famous people it’s almost unbelievable!!! Many of them taught me to play guitar, others taught me how to write songs, some still call me to help them write, others call me to come down to listen to what they’re working on and what I would change ETC!! HOWEVER: The thing i was referring to, was the creative spark that hits us @ 3:AM when we’re ALONE, All By Ourselves!!! For those who get to experience it all the time, understand exactly what I mean!!! I believe it comes from God and/ The Universe!! Its an open source that everyone can tap into!!! It’s awesome!! There’s nothing satanic about it!!! It’s a GIFT!!!

[@ImaSabra]

Bob Dylan will always have my ❤heart! His music still soothes my soul. Love you Bob!

[@crystalbelle2349]

I definitely concur. :)

[@lindaramirez7339]

🎼 Like a rolling stone 👍

[@alphajava761]

I'm no Bob Dylan. I'm a painter and my best pieces just seem to appear. It's something that just comes to you, you can't summon it. I've heard Tom Petty and Neil Young use similar explanations to Dylan about song writing. I truly believe artists are born, you can learn the techniques but you can't learn creativity.

[@lumix2477]

We are spiritual vessels. You're going to probably hate me for saying this but I have the Holy Spirit from believing in the finished work of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Spirits don't care what you do or think as long as it doesn't lead to repentance. They freak out. If you have a knee jerk reaction to hate me you might have a demon. The gospel is 1cor15:1-4. you gotta serve somebody.

[@jackbeckett2838]

As a musician I've had a similar experience. This is apparent for most artists/creative types. Eddie Van Halen and Devin Townsend have said as much regarding their own creativity. It's like the music writes itself while the musician plays the role of medium. And that creative energy (from guys like Dylan at least) goes on to change the course of history and everything to come. It's interesting as well how it's often purely intuitive, there's not much in the way of thinking going on.

[@PowerFOOLThunderCLOWN]

My best songs require little if any revisions and are written quickly, intuitively.....as if I plucked them out of the aether. I mean like under 30 mins. There are some I labor over that never end up as good as the ones shot from the hip.

[@randilevson9547]

Where does talent come from?

[@elowishusmirkatroid4898]

@@randilevson9547 The ancients called it the Muse, a conduit to all the knowledge that's ever been or will be.

[@InceyWincey]

It’s because he has nothing to say anymore. The subconscious gives you the words to express something that you feel the need to express. When he was younger he had things to say, about the world, about life, about politics, about people. Now nothing bothers him enough to create this magic. In his own words “I used to care but things have changed.”

[@markhenry2726]

Such is the "magic" of youth. A beautiful, flickering flame that often burns out as quickly as it appears. I think a large part of its power lies in the uninhibited, often naive nature of the youthful mind. There is less restriction of the imagination, less lines drawn or firm boundaries in thought and expression. It doesn't always have to fade but it often does, life takes its toll and this magic is something that simply cannot be forced... The moment you "try", the magic is lost. It's born of a truly mysterious and unspoken connection to something deeper than the individual psyche. The subconscious mind seizes its opportunity while the doors of perception are open, before the dull of normalcy and conformity take root in the once vibrant soul. Though, I believe that connection can be re-established, only there is no method for doing so, it's not something you do, it's something you open to and allow. Each person must discover it within their own inner landscape, to become again as a child, a fool, an explorer of the mystery that is Being. What a strange dream we inhabit.

[@youngchap4941]

​@@markhenry2726perfectly said

[@larryrubin5150]

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[@nathaninostroza7655]

Nah, you're all wrong on this. I used to write a lot of stuff, nowadays i overthink and can't write an idea that satisfy My ego, or sometimes i doubt and don't write the things i got in My head at all, etc. but the thing is that we tend to get lazy at wanting to convey things thru words, the art of conversation might have zillions of words that rhyme and shit, but sometimes it's more the joy of singing ir playing an instrument that compells You to keep going more so than writing lyrics, it can be grey area only poets or ppl who are into arranging words are more profficient at than musicians or singers. Rage, magic, inspiration, are just nonsense when it comes from will, no matter how meaningful or dull lyrics can be. Highway Star have fast and furious kinda lyrics to it, nothing beautiful, heartfelt about it, and it's still a good song. Writing shit it's easy, but making lyrics work in a tune can be difficult, especially if You doubt on your line of thinking when writing. Not many ppl are wired to let themselves loose in the writing process, let alone being confident about your attempt. Sometimes the first step s the hardest.

[@InceyWincey]

@@nathaninostroza7655 there’s a difference. I write poetry as well as lyrics and music and various kinds of prose. Don’t get me wrong you can make yourself write some very good stuff if you know how, but it’s not the same as when a piece is inspired. It comes to you from some outside source. Like the god of music and poetry has put a CD on repeat in your head. Sometimes a full song, the whole band, instrumental breaks and solos, even all the lyrics, will just appear in your head and play the whole way through, sometimes it’s just a verse or a chorus. Or when you write lyrics or poetry, sometimes you can write the lyrics without even stopping to think, they just come completely naturally and say exactly what you want them to say, or sound exactly how you want them to sound, and that’s that. That’s what he’s talking about, he doesn’t have that anymore. The reason is because his subconscious isn’t trying to express anything. If he had anything to express it would come.

[@bodyrot2794]

The best stuff you will ever write will just flow out of you with almost no conscience at all, a fast one take pen doesn’t stop until the final punctuation. That’s what Dylan is saying, you just have to be present when a masterpiece presents its self.

[@dearmamajj]

Yes hey! 👍 It’s called “the flow” or “the zone”. Scientists and “positive psychologists” try to find ways to artificially stimulate it. I’m not sure if they have had any luck.😂

[@Jeannek4493]

Exactly!!!

[@feelinguru-vywiththepaingu9808]

As a writer, I understand exactly what he's saying, as do you. Are you a writer, too?

[@billrafferty6552]

Ok here’s my theory. If anyone cares. So all songwriters experience what you’ve described there but Dylan is a little different. Most songs are about something or someone and the writer can articulate the meaning, not Bobby’s stuff. If you watch interviews where he’s asked what his songs mean he totally avoids the question or gets downright annoyed. Bruce Springsteen had a few songs like this like does this bud stop at 42nd street where he just rhymes to nowhere. I personally don’t think there’s any hidden meaning behind his work but most folks just can’t accept that. Love dylan, don’t look too closely, enjoy.

[@hashcr]

No one writing comments here is a writer worth anyone's time.. 😆 so don't worry to double check this guy

[@nadaarif5399]

So much humility this man displays in his honestly… what an incredibly talented and wise man….love you Dylan, the one and only

[@geraldillo]

To me he always made a sort of an arrogant impression, but this is brutally honest and sincere! I was familiar with many of his songs, but only recently I discovered that he wrote so much more great songs of which I never heard.

[@ladypalomino3151]

Bob Dylan sang from his heart. He felt something and he wrote about it. He was as free as the wind. .He's Bob Dylan, he's a legend. He put words to music and he made hits.

[@cliberg]

Absolutely. He certainly deserved the Nobel prize.

[@onepunch100]

I'm pretty sure He JUST SAID IDK HOW THOSE WERE WRITTEN...SOLD HIS SOUL!!!! DUMB

[@bobjones2041]

Bob sings through his nose.

[@markwildt5728]

He sold his soul to the devil... Said so himself.

[@onepunch100]

@@markwildt5728 Sucks For him he will SOON SEE HOW BAD HE FUCKED UP!!! ITS NOT WORTH IT!!!!

[@stardude47]

Dylan is brave enough to acknowledge his pen as the muse’s outlet at that point in his career. He’s giving credit to that automatic writing gifted to many writers who, upon becoming disconnected attribute it to “writer’s block.”

[@Godskingdomwithin]

It’s called humility

[@ImTheMan0fSteel]

Greatest writer of all time IMHO. Just something special.

[@whirled_peas]

The loss of creativity is entirely due to atrophy of the right brain. This happens when you become successful because money and the future and all the worries they come with take over, thus exercising the left brain

[@WREFMAN]

Lame

[@javiercarrera6092]

I think that magic was all around him, and he was just a perfect channel for it. As was John Lennon, and Jim Morrison, and Paul Simon, and Bob Marley. Those were interesting times, when people really believed they were going to change the world. We need some of that magic now.

[@commontater8630]

Well said, and I'm sure Bob would agree.

[@DudeMan-xs3db]

There aren't many artists left these days who are able to channel that magic into their music. The only person I can think of right now is Machine Gun Kelly.

[@katrinawendel2647]

All of these people took a heck of a lot of drugs. Drugs do alot to change your perception and make things more "magical". 😅😅😅

[@barbarapettry6817]

​@@katrinawendel2647 Lennon for sure, I liked Paul better as a songwriter and singer. (especially when Ono showed up!!) 👋🙂

[@teresahickey3021]

@@DudeMan-xs3dbdid he sale his soul too?

[@patrik-vw4ek]

It's the zest of his youth that wrote those songs...let's not forget he's in his 80s...at least he is leaving something beautiful behind him...some people live and leave nothing and forever remain taller children....much respect bob!

[@spirit-rockmusic6651]

Wrote some great lines lately, have you listened to Rough and Rowdy Ways?

[@paulchisholm3305]

Well said

[@spirit-rockmusic6651]

I ain’t no false prophet - I’m nobody’s bride Can’t remember when I was born and I forgot when I died

[@Drumzluver1]

KEY WEST-IF YOU LOST YOUR MIND YOU’LL FIND IT THERE ❤😊

[@BeveC21E]

The 60s had a completely different vibe to it. Writers and poets soaked up the times and events that were present and added to the environment, Bob! Inspirational times. Don't be so hard on yourself!😢

[@lizzy-wx4rx]

How would you describe the vibe?

[@MysticMonkeyMiracle]

​@@lizzy-wx4rx psychedelic, brother. Lsd birthed a Renaissance in the 60's. We're seeing another one in our present day too

[@pricklycatsss]

@@MysticMonkeyMiracleI was listening to Jimi Hendrix and some pink Floyd (animals to be specific) on 200ug LSD recently and it felt like I was in a time capsule or something it was really weird. I feel like you just cannot appreciate that era without psychedelics. It feels like it was made for you at that moment when you’re listening to it, even though it was made over 50 years ago.

[@pricklycatsss]

I mean *cannot fully appreciate of course you can appreciate it on a surface level without taking anything but it’s just not comparable really

[@MysticMonkeyMiracle]

@@pricklycatsss that's because it *was* made for you right now. Consciousness is collective. Time is an illusion. Much Love, homie. Keep truckin' 😎🕉 (~)};)

[@rezen1983]

Any good songwriter knows that their best work never comes from them.

[@이규완-y5m]

Bob, please hear me Escape from the promise with the darkness Bring that promise to JESUS HE will deliver you from all evil darkness I know my English isn't good enough But i sure you could understand me Please ask for help of JESUS i pray for you, and will pray for you from now on whenever i listen to your songs

[@plopap]

@@이규완-y5mwtf

[@rudejeams]

@@이규완-y5mbob dylan here, thanks man

[@berndtherrenvolk1951]

I’m a songwriter on the side though I had a 30-year sabbatical from it. I have written some very, very good songs even in my old age, but I cannot make it happen. Never could. Instead I’ll usually henoodling on guitar and a simple chord progression will generate a simple, short fragment of a melody and it sticks in my mind. Then over the next one to three days as that melodic phrase rolls through my mind often, especially in the shower, words will come out of nowhere and attach to it. They may be simple or profound but they stick. But there is no greater theme or purpose yet. But there is a very general emotion to it. I’ll get the guitar and more melody and word phrases start tp flow more quickly. Suddenly a message focus emerges and it starts zooming together. It can be finished in hours. Or less. Sometimes it starts when I’m asleep. I often wake up at night with my hands playing air guitar. In the morning I’ll have part of a chorus or first verse written. I once awakened with two verses and a chorus written in Spanish to a Christian faith song played in the style of Mexican folk music. (Yes, I speak decent Spanish.) But I do get the idea that you’re channeling something other than yourself at times. The “muse” comes and it goes as it will. I can’t make it come. And when it does, I can’t NOT respond to it.

[@codymadison9993]

Only two sources, light or darkness.

[@eddionrodanronnie]

This man changed my life, he is everything to me and many millions more, I'm always trying to do a number of his & I try to do as best as I can in respect of beautiful poetry A friend of mine does stunning covers, but no one can really do Dylan like Dylan I get overwhelmed to this day by his timeless songs It's easy to call legend's Gods etc, but in this case I'll make an exception Because of Dylan I'm a better man & I discovered his music as a child, a school teacher who played his music in lessons on a guitar at my junior school Most of the kids were to busy looking at her lovely face, but I remember it like it was yesterday 1968 And now I still play Dylan everyday of my life At the moment I'm into World Gone Wrong Covers I know but his amazing voice & attention to his playing is sublime

[@WW-sj7zk]

Not once have I gone out of my way to see Bob but yet I’ve seen him in concert over 20 times. He just seems to be show up wherever I may be. Thks Bob☮️

[@wulf67]

I know every song Dylan has ever released, and I not only know the lyrics, but could play or at least fake my way through 95% of them with a guitar on stage, but whenever I’ve ever seen him live I couldn’t tell you if he was singing ‘Visions of Johanna’ or ‘Frosty the Snowman.’

[@kathrynlayfield9599]

Love Bob Dylan since my teens! I'm 72 now! I still love him!

[@Mr.Peanut1986]

What do people see in him? Is it just because his music was shoved down everyone's throats until it became popular culture? He does not sound good, can't hold a tune, he's not talented....what is the appeal?

[@MeleeManiac]

​@@Mr.Peanut1986what do you mean hes very talented? You couldnt do what he does could ya?

[@Mr.Peanut1986]

@MeleeManiac in comparison to people whose voices don't shake and Crack. No, I couldn't do what he does.

[@Mr.Peanut1986]

@MeleeManiac watch the making of, "We are the world" documentary. Up against other professional artists, it's apparent that he cannot hold a tune and sounds horrible. He sold his soul to get where he is at. No talent required. He admits that, I'm not speculating.

[@StevePatriquin]

Watch entire interview. He sold his soul to the devil. His words.

[@rick4electric]

Ah yes! The early years! The ones that count! It's extremely hard to tap into the cosmic stream and stay there! Bob surfed those tumultuous waves until he was calmly and lightly placed upon the shore. Then he stepped off the board and walked away, glancing only briefly to look back. It's a place you can visit, but you can never live. Thanks for the view! It was AMAZING while it lasted!

[@AaronEddieHYo]

If you ask Brian Wilson, 1968 to present, sometimes surf's up

[@mctv7416]

Still think he has it and never lost it, murder most foul was a beautiful work of art and very needed when the world had forgotten jfk’s assassination and the lies that pervaded

[@freeradt]

​@@AaronEddieHYoTo Now? You lost me at '68....

[@AaronEddieHYo]

@@freeradt it's like, his spirits left him in a big puddle of gobbledegook once they used him. And who knows why. That may have been the "deal". The minute that happened good writing turned to shit. I came to with a somewhat arbitrary estimated year

[@TTFMjock]

Keep learning the craft I think is key. Keep exploring and never get complacent. If you look at the old pop guys, they’re using the same techniques they used in their 20s. They got complacent.

[@matthewpaul6227]

Every brilliant artists knows that we don't write the song, they come to us much like a radio with an antenna and a dial. Dylan tuned his radio to the right frequency to allow the songs to come through.

[@cecilcharlesofficial]

However much of a song I have written, I just sit and play it over and over to myself (on the guitar or a recording) until my brain goes "oh, here's the next note you're looking for." We don't choose - we get gifted ideas and we feel how they make us feel. The crazy thing is this: once you realize that actually that's how you live the rest of your life, too. Where do any of your thoughts come from? Ps - you might like my originals on my page.

[@M33838]

Tunnned to the devil, he said that in the interview before.

[@RobotSnake]

This is exactly how I feel. I’ve written hundreds of pieces of music but I truly LOVE ABOUT 30-40 tracks (if that). I always wonder where they came from and feel very strongly that they just exist and I tuned into and channeled them. Glad to see I am not the one who thinks that.

[@dogsquadindia]

they channel it

[@chookin1]

@Enzo James You poor fool. Number one, you dont make deals with God and number 2 Jesus Christ Himself told us His kingdom is not of this world. Paul also said in 2 Corinthians 4:4 Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe.

[@trishaann4145]

Bob, still loving the magic in your song writings. Still have many of your albums and books from back when. Still love your so very manly voice so inspiring. And Bob...You're still the ONE!

[@IMEMINE.]

The dude does what all of us need to do… be real, be NOW GEORGE HARRISON was similar in some respects, they were very good friends.

[@stephaniejean2426]

George has always been one of my favorites. .. as a person.

[@peterpresutti4064]

George Harrison did seem to real we all know for a fact John Lennon was not a good person with big mouth and grib comments we found out he beat his first wife and abandoned his first kid for the most part.

[@williamjordan5554]

And both held grudges.

[@villll]

@@stephaniejean2426 same until I found out he slept with ringos wife

[@zefft.f4010]

@@williamjordan5554 Almost as if they were real people - flaws and all.

[@glinteastwood]

The history of entertainment reads like a grand cosmic play. When the actors have finished their scenes, they become mortal again, to sit in awe with the rest of us.

[@roddyboethius1722]

Every artist has a peak run, and many don't live to old age.

[@re-peteafter-me2008]

Did you say that?

[@glinteastwood]

@@re-peteafter-me2008 I did indeed. Aloud, as I was writing.

[@BVonBuescher]

Which part does the Luciferianism come in?

[@glinteastwood]

@@BVonBuescher Could you pose that in the form of a sentence?

[@SOSchangedme]

IMO once you've said your "piece" about society you're really done with it. The next job is to learn how to love society and help it heal. Merry Christmas 😇

[@JoeyLutes]

Wonderful words!

[@512Squared]

I've thought something similar - first you figure out that you care, then you have to figure out how you're going to care. A lot of the saying your piece is giving words to the fact you care. The complexities of how to care is how do you reach the heart of people, without losing touch with your own heart too.

[@cecilcharlesofficial]

Very insightful. Yeah, in the end i'm more interested in songs that show why the difficulties of life can be seen as part of its beauty, even if it's hard to do and we rarely see life that way. It's why 'protest' songs only take us so far. If you don't already love people, the new society you build won't love people either. Side note - you might like my music. Either way, cheers for the great comment.

[@JoeyLutes]

@@cecilcharlesofficial your music is stellar

[@mryoung8586]

Well said

[@VanBaylen]

I resonate with this deeply as a 26 year old songwriter and musician who feels like I’ve lost that magic in the last year or so. When I was 21-24 I wrote some of the most interesting music. The lyrics, chord progressions, compositions were magical as hell. I was a lost, broken soul and in some way, music found its way through that soul and gave it a path. I’m not the type to really share myself or my talents. But I shared with a few close friends and they were shocked that I could write something like the songs I wrote. Now I don’t have that magic. Im a lot happier than I was when I wrote them. A lot more mature and not so naive. Naivety is gold. Maybe I just need to have a broken heart again

[@spirit-rockmusic6651]

Maybe a broken heart creates that openness. Like Dylan said in Covenant Woman, like in Psalm 34, 19 ...

[@patriciakimber4312]

I don’t care if you never write another song Bob , young given us some of the best poetry ever and I have been playing jokerman a lot lately Your lyrics are timeless and thank you for the best memories, laying in the grass at the crib listening to your music in the 70s , best memories ever Again thank you 🙏

[@johnnyleach7152]

Thank Satan not bob. Watch the whole interview

[@Blackhawk364]

​@@johnnyleach7152satan DOESNT HAVE A DARN THING TO DO WITH IT. I SWEAR. IM.SICK OF IDIOCY!

[@DWS205]

Bob Dylan is a good lyricist; he is not a poet.

[@MaureenObrien-h1e]

@patriciakimber4312 It's funny you should mention " Jokerman" I have been playing the Essential Bob Dylan Record on my new phonograph & I'm hooked on 'Jokerman' I love it so much, I just keep playing it!!❤😂😮

[@MaureenObrien-h1e]

I've been hooked on Bob since I was 10, honestly. Thanks to my older brother. In this interview he said " I had the magic back then I don't anymore but I still have other things I can do" (In writing songs) Boy does he, Just look at the songs on The record Rough & Rowdy Ways!! Bob Dylan still got it!!😊 Brilliance & Charm!! ❤😊❤

[@evansmoak7182]

I had a few years when I was inspired to write a variety of things. I was very good, but that was a season in my life. I don't write much of anything anymore. I get what he's saying. I don't think I could come close to myself back then. Bob Dylan is on my Mt. Rushmore. My 21 year old daughter loves him based on how much I listened to him when she was little.

[@elqord.1118]

You were very good? You say that about your own creation. Haha

[@evansmoak7182]

@@elqord.1118 yep

[@emptyhand777]

​@@elqord.1118- I understand what he is saying. I was the same way 25 years ago. It was a different time and place in my life. Every now and again when I stumble upon some of my old writings I wonder how I was able to do it. I couldn't come close to replicating it now. That spark, that intuition fades. It came so easily then.

[@Godskingdomwithin]

Anyone who has written a song can tell you, it seems to come from a place outside of yourself, or from very deep within yourself, and it’s inspiration, which then is shaped by one’s experience at the time. It’s kind of something you can’t quite put your finger on.

[@Fitz1993]

Yeah man sure...

[@valeriemachnics1224]

Yeeesss...

[@Joeltraylorart]

100%

[@tahutoa]

True

[@angelicbean7635]

​@@tahutoa yet the Beatles made it seem so effortless . I do believe a great band is like a recipe. The first components very important ones indeed is the energy of the right group of individuals coming together cuz only there energies are great together.

[@NotWokebutAwake.]

Thank you to my dad for raising me on old 45s of Dylan songs blaring in the house while he cooked dinner. And then letting me help him muffle the sound as he and i recorded those same 45s onto tape decks we could play in the car on road trips. I dont know if my siblings still love him like we did as kids but nothing to this day sounds better to me than those old recordings onto tape with all the scratches and background noise, on road trips with my family. No remastered version sounds better. Bc i grew up on the vinyl and then those poorly made recordings. But boy were they special. Thanks for introducing me to the poetry in motion Dad...and thank you to Bob for inspiring generations! Bc my kids now just moving out...all trying to fight for my records and cds...and none of them is touching my Dylan collection like they think! 😂❤

[@magicalfox4736]

The magic he’s talking about is absolutely real but it comes through us and not from us.

[@Sigmund_Fraud]

Occult communion with dark spiritual entities?

[@BVonBuescher]

If you watch the rest of the interview he’s directly referring Lucifer

[@quintonsm2616]

Nice dippiditty

[@FancyNoises]

​@@BVonBuescher right, I've seen that part too. He has to keep dancing for the one he sold his soul to. They use these people up.

[@torocruz1192]

@@BVonBuescher Where you lunatic? 😂

[@camsellars]

it’s a time and place mixed with circumstance. the perfect mix creates something timeless.

[@KCJbomberFTW]

“I was high bro”😂😂😂😂

[@camsellars]

@@KCJbomberFTW that’s the main ingredient 💀💀

[@identifying.as.asovereignhuman]

He was in the scene of the 60's, it was in the air and he was tuned into the magic

[@KCJbomberFTW]

@@identifying.as.asovereignhuman noooo I think it was the drugs

[@camsellars]

@@identifying.as.asovereignhuman 60s we’re magical time i wish i could’ve experienced.

[@ionatraylure8353]

I feel blessed to have lived during these classics.

[@lindadietzler3390]

I really can understand what he’s saying Just think all the wonderful songs he’s written I know I’ll never hear them all .Of course there’s old time favorites that I’ll never forget & still play them He’s a favorite of mine ,been listening to him since age 12 I’m 72 now still love Bob Dylan♥️🎶

[@gnawbabygnaw]

I doubt I would have picked up a guitar if not for Bob and his early acoustic stuff. First album especially and his Travis picking style grabbed me and has never let go. Thank you Mr. Dylan for everything you have shown me. It absolutely changed my life. For the better. ❤

[@CalamityHillMusic]

My mates don't even know dylan, yet they always tell me to play, don't think twice. One even bought a guitar to try and learn it.

[@mmmitchell6887]

I appreciate his talent and his honesty, along with the comments in this forum. It’s my personal experience . Something clicked during the pandemic and I began writing song lyrics. It’s an energy I feel about a story or circumstance or situation and sometimes I open my mouth and it just flows 300 songs later in a year. I have no idea what to do with them but they’re not just about love and they’re not from me they’re just coming through me for purpose only God knows right now. Shout out to all the other song, lyric writers, and all the other musicians reading and listening to this. Much success to everyone.

[@ethanfrazier9462]

I've been learning how to make music, I write my own lyrics as well. If you have no place for yours to go and wanna see what can be done with them. We could try to create something with them. Just an idea

[@Im_lil_kennedy]

I have an extremely long note in my notes app (the only place I write my lyrics and poems) filled with lyrics from a couple years ago and I’m still writing on it whenever I get an idea. I’ve never showed them to anyone because they never feel good enough for that.

[@ericscaillet2232]

It's called youth and hope , then realization that it's over.

[@joohndoe8966]

And lots of drugs

[@timothyengle1114]

Wow this is def true but very depressing

[@ericscaillet2232]

@@timothyengle1114 in a sense yes ,but as youth came and went it is replaced and a whole new set of gifts of a different kind are bestowed ,live your life right in as many way as possible and each one of it will be within your reach.

[@WornDownSaint]

Yeah sure. It’s called demonic possession my friend. That’s why he can’t comprehend even the thought of doing it again… because he didn’t do it. But he knows who did it though. In this same interview, he admitted “selling his soul” to Satan.

[@cosmicbonzo7559]

It’s called occult Magick and he sold his soul. If you watch the entire interview he admits he sold his soul to the highest level of the fallen angels. Prays to God these days that he doesn’t burn in hell.

[@dimitriwolfs9370]

Some weird power uses you and you channel it and beauty flows out and it is like we are an automaton in that moment . It feels like one can hardly write fast enough to keep up with that inspiration . The Welsh call it "the Awen"

[@Dean-j7n]

Agree and it's such a rush when that happens. They're not all good. But it's like "gimme something to write on!

[@wulf67]

We have a word for it too: “amphetamines.”

[@leonardlloyd1089]

Bob dylans music is genius and a treasure. His throwaway catalog is probably full of hits. Nice to see he is human, and has his doubts.

[@banginonfools1570]

You seem to be missing the point

[@leonardlloyd1089]

@@banginonfools1570 no, I didn't miss the point. I don't feel he was lucky about the hits he had, or his fame was not meant to be. He's an excellent poet, lyricist, and story teller, who happens to be an excellent musician. He's being humble, this is who he is. He's not a complicated person or an egomaniac.

[@banginonfools1570]

@leonardlloyd1089 I respectfully disagree. He is admitting to using and participating in black magic, the occult shit. He is saying that those lyrics did come out of him, but they were not of him or from him. Those poetic lyrics came from the demon[s] that he allowed to possess him. He's telling the dark, awful, and disgusting truth about the entertainment industry. He's being a little bit vague because he knows that he can't just come out and explain everything. But he is flat out saying that on his own, he could never write anything nearly as impressive.

[@KCJbomberFTW]

@@leonardlloyd1089he was lucky and high

[@KCJbomberFTW]

@@banginonfools1570no he was just high😅

[@paaao]

This is the best interview he ever gave. He would never discuss much in detail in his younger years. Also a magically good decision for an artist who everyone admired and wanted to understand more. Kept the mystery going for decades.

[@Shaolin91z]

Demons helped him. Bobby just didn't want to say it

[@paaao]

@@Shaolin91z uh huh... tell me more

[@KentBackford-dk7ih]

It’s over your head, you wouldn’t believe it if it slapped you in the face

[@vincentrizzi4929]

There was some type of musical muse in the sixties and seventys.

[@GalacticCenterOG]

Yes… Satan lol 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Diana1000Smiles]

You mean before CORPORATIONS took over the Music BUSINESS? My basic reason for subscribing to KZbin is For the Music.

[@jeffclarkofclarklesparkle3103]

It was called acid

[@TheWalrus835]

@@GalacticCenterOG mong

[@davidvega1408]

Yeah Dylan calls it the chief he basically said in this interview that he sold his soul

[@seanabrams6570]

Humble person. I can understand being young and the times of the 60’s there was so much for young man to feel and express. A magical time, A magical man! Like Bob said Magic!

[@BruceBroderick-v6e]

I grew up with you, Bob and used to see you in the village. I’m 75 years old and you’re right that music in the words were unbelievable once in a lifetime you were gifted and we were the receivers of that gift.

[@ace_woe]

It's what the beatniks called stream-of-consciousness... Open yourself up to it and there's no closing let alone explaining that box. This is where the term "inspiration" comes from-'inspiro' is Latin for 'to breathe through'-the words pour forth from some eternal-yet-ephemeral spring 🌬 Like Dylan said: "There's no sense in trying..." Just let it come.

[@dantimmers7861]

A dad s a

[@realhillkell]

Happens when I write I'm both scared and in awe of the gift or the "magic"

[@danw.7935]

He captured a narrative in a moment with elegance and beauty. Writing can be magic, and he found that, it doesn't always flow, but when it does, try to capture it.

[@liltick102]

I’m fine with where I am with myself creatively, but in term’s of songwriting - relate immensely to this, I have no idea how often I’ve had to check if old stuff I found was someone else’s work

[@BillKinsman]

Time Out Mind is a timeless classic that is so perfect it is hard to believe. I listen to it a lot

[@elowishusmirkatroid4898]

Me too. So many great songs!

[@darkforest33]

yes ‘Time Out of Mind’ is yet another masterpiece of Dylan’s.

[@wokeness420]

And that wasn't written til the 90s late 90s at that!

[@Aaron-zh4kj]

As someone who frequently writes songs, I know exactly what he’s talking about. Others in comments are sharing these things here too, but so many song writers talk about the magic-like experience of writing a great song. You absolutely can hammer away at writing a song slowly and methodically, but 99% of the time a truly great song has been written, it happened super easy with no effort, it popped in the writers head, and usually got it all on paper in about 25 minutes. Same thing has happened with the best songs I’ve written. It’s less like working hard/creating and more like catching a butterfly in a net as it flies by.

[@infinite9127]

As a fellow musician, I agree ❤

[@ecstatica23]

I believe this is what happens when you create from the heart. We are emotional beings and emotion is a potent/powerful force. Emotion is but Energy in Motion... E=motion 😊

[@manhalen7046]

Thats awesome.

[@gummybearvitamins1211]

@@ecstatica23its what happens when u listen to or see ur unconscious thoughts. Same with painting i can almost see the painting before i even start

[@perryborn2777]

Best song I've written so far came to me in the shower. I'd been trying to write two other songs over a couple bass riffs, then in the shower I came up with words to the first one, and then those words flowed into the second riff Suddenly two songs became one, another set of lyrics went in the trash, and we got one of our best songs Our lead vocalist had a much easier time it seems. It comes to him much more frequently

[@Brabdog]

It’s a common misconception that life is an upward trajectory in achievement and talent, but not so. Oftentimes folks may be at their apex and not realize it, as in Dylan’s case. Also, it’s almost as if there was some elevating vibration bathing the earth in the 60s, it felt so real and palpable. I think this contributed to the tremendous creativity and search for love and higher meaning so prevalent during those times.

[@Chefmike7545]

He literally credits it to selling his soul to the devil in this same interview.

[@Kinobambino]

​@@Chefmike7545 Do you have a time stamp to where he says that in the interview

[@yurrickhunt9707]

I guess it’s true what they say that the dream is borrowed, you give it back tomorrow

[@richb2752]

A different time no, because If Dylan was in his 20s now he'd be writing just as creative K

[@drcidd8153]

It's the relation between pluto, uranus and earth. Cosmically speaking. It was happening again circa 2007-2020. You didn't feel it again?

[@Tel-n1i]

Great art seems to hint at something beyond form, something eternal and divine. Thanks for the songs Bob.

[@andreakerry3071]

I love this man ,Blessings Bob, discovering you at the age of 13, .in/ 964, changed my Life ,and you're..allways part of my day.x

[@ThekingdomPod1]

who cares if he doesn't do it any more, like, he did it better than anyone else, so what does it even matter? he's still who he is, he still did that, people just are never happy, or the questions are just pointless.

[@muchanadziko6378]

Maybe he cares?

[@thelordraj5412]

what?? who are you responding to?

[@ryandonnelly4396]

Bob and Neil Young probably wrote some of the best music in history. Infidels and Harvest are two of my favourite albums from start to end. Both men had so much musical talent. And the amount of work both have delivered are astonishing. Dylan’s early work changed rock using blues and country music to create some fantastic songs. Dude is a Legend! As is Young who at over 70 gave an awesome performance for more than 2 1/2 hours. One of the best live performers I’ve seen.

[@DrMic2112]

"The writer stares with glassy eyes Defies the empty page His beard is white, his face is lined And streaked with tears of rage Thirty years ago, how the words would flow With passion and precision But now his mind is dark and dulled By sickness and indecision"

[@jr2904]

That's Rush

[@marilynphillips5021]

@@jr2904

[@mr_reborn]

True. Art is born in rebellion.

[@Sarah.J.S75]

A genuine troubadour, such love and respect for his awesome talent. Seen him many times and he never disappoints, just changes his interpretations and renditions of his songs. A true legend, loved his concert in Verona a few years back before Covid. He re- invented his classic songs, with a new beat and slightly different genre/ rendition, truly a living legend 💖

[@valeriemachnics1224]

Never played a song the same way.Sometimes if you didn't know the words, you wouldn't be able to figure it out.The ultimate lyricist of all time.Seen him multiple times and never disappoints.

[@kenharvey8946]

I find him to be the most honest and least impress with himself very refreshing.

[@ssy12335]

I like that he is less dismissive of his younger self and has an appreciation. When he was young he was cryptic to the point of arrogance, but seems that was maybe a cover up for what he just didn't understand at the time.

[@GenXstacker]

​@@ssy12335 I knew some Ysais kids in Alaska back in the 80s. Is that a common name? Never met anyone else with that name since.

[@ssy12335]

@@GenXstacker hi there. Nope, not a common name at all. And no Alaska connection for us, at least that we know of

[@hoodedman07]

“It’s a different kind of magik, and I did it at one time” 🤔

[@elseisdos]

He sold his soul to Beelzebub? 🤔🤔

[@hoodedman07]

@@elseisdos you just introduced me to a new fucking demon. Now I gotta look into this shit. That name is creepy as fuck. Reminds me of the name beetlejuice. They can’t touch you if you accept Jesus Christ ✝️ this is real shit people think it’s a joke

[@sr2291]

He was into Satanism?

[@derekw40]

LSD

[@hoodedman07]

@@derekw40 noooo it’s not

[@crystalbelle2349]

I completely understand, although I never sold but gifted my writings, bc they were gifts given to me. It left me some years ago, I’m now in my sixties & take pride in a poem I gifted to a woman to print & sell in her shop. Said she wanted my address to send a thank you card, but sent an excellent tapestry, of her talent using my words. Being human, I had it framed & it’s on a wall in my bedroom. God bless Bob Dylan for still sharing his beautiful gifts with the world bc he is a beautiful soul. I sincerely love him, as I finally sincerely love everyone, although that has taken an unbelievable life to achieve. GBU all, & thanks to anyone with patience to read my comment.

[@lennox285679]

The picture that song builds in your mind is truly amazing

[@kokoriko999]

Shame you will never know how it feels....

[@mattmarzula]

​@@kokoriko999they said it's truly amazing. Unless you're trying to reference Bob Dylan's "How Does it Feel". Which apparently for them, once again, is truly amazing. Soooooo... Logic.

[@WillAH956]

The chief commander gave him his magic

[@JoshuaHults]

Satan?

[@WillAH956]

@@JoshuaHults there is a video of bob talking about his chief commander A 60 minutes interview Watch it and make up your own mind It's crystal clear to me Lucifer is his master

[@realsydney7327]

And took it away when he became Christian and sought to salvage his own soul.

[@realsydney7327]

@@JoshuaHults Yes. He implied that he made a 'deal' and I strongly feel that he now regrets it.

[@Troo-Thirts]

Bingo!! Scrolled way too long before finding this comment. Same interview admitted to selling his soul and trying to hold up his end of the bargain.

[@Maria..Carina-y6x]

The muse is a whimsical butterfly. It appears out of nowhere and sits on the brim of your hat for a while. Sometimes she stays longer, sometimes just for a moment, then she takes flight in a hurry, to other sights, other brims, other hats

[@alexmunro6074]

Well there was some magic in what u wrote there, darling. What type of hat u got on?

[@BlueCollar839]

🤮

[@saintseymour]

and even though it wasn't how it was before, dylan continued to work and write great material for decades. i believe chuck rose had it right when he said, "inspiration is for amateurs -- the rest of us just show up and get to work."

[@Txbunny]

I felt that. There’s poetry I’ve and drawings I’ve created that I have no idea where I pulled that talent from. You can only truly credit one person for that. ☝🏼🙏🏼❤️

[@tomphilippbarpowerwagonres8090]

He’s the only rock pop, folk musician, that I know of that has a Nobel prize for literature ….that man can write

[@fredjennings5312]

He’s been a great writer, but come on, Nobel prizes really don’t mean shit any more.

[@RSpracticalshooting]

He's the only person who won it based on their songwriting.

[@RSpracticalshooting]

​@@fredjennings5312I believe a lot of the ones for the arts and sciences still do. The "peace" prize is a bunch of horse shit though.

[@jasonvoorheis1984]

In the rest of the interview he explains clearly where that magik came from

[@jolovesmusichz2827]

I haven’t seen the interview. Where did he say the magic came from?

[@TheGosslings]

@@jolovesmusichz2827deal with the Devil

[@cathalp5052]

Hinted at Lucifer@@jolovesmusichz2827

[@NicholasChorba]

It wasn't Walt Disney ​@@jolovesmusichz2827

[@Theylive4213]

He admits he sold his soul, not jokingly either and that's why he keeps playing to "hold up his end" of the deal. Full transcript of interview Ed asks you made a deal with God? Dyan responds "no, the other guy".

[@josephzerbe2945]

There is definitely a deeper message in this

[@chookin1]

Yes.....he did a deal with Satan.

[@joeydemarco7315]

Yea he did a deal with Satan and now has no more powers , contract is up only this left is his soul

[@timothyblackburn6801]

​@@chookin1He sure did, and it's even in this particular interview if the video plaid it longer. Bob sucks and can't sing a note. he sold his soul and he knows now that the his time to pay the piper is coming very soon. I will take poverty and the love of Jesus Anyday everyday and all day.

[@CognitiveChaosCreations]

@@chookin1 bingo

[@chookin1]

@@timothyblackburn6801 Amen to that brother.

[@bobhrfarm]

“To dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand saving free, silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands, with all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves! Let me forget about today until tomorrow...”

[@kittycat6195]

I absolutely love this guy. I would love to come face to face and eye to eye with him preferably before our time is up here, but I guess it doesn’t really matter. Here or there.🥰

[@paulbarrow2497]

And then he had to keep up his end of the bargain....

[@gianlucad8003]

Most people don't understand what you said but if they were to watch more of this clip they would most likely know. Dylan wasn't alone in his decision, not by a long shot.

[@Zeppelin9113]

yup, definitely came across a crossroad

[@best-bullysscotland1016]

​@@gianlucad8003 seen it and believe it

[@wdyrm]

​@@gianlucad8003 What does this mean?

[@gianlucad8003]

@@wdyrm He made a deal with the devil.

[@seijunsejuki]

He may not write songs like that anymore, but he's still putting out great work even into his '80s. Everything he's done in the 21st century has been fantastic, in my opinion.

[@alandimes579]

Absolutely. How many other 80-year-olds could produce an album as good as Rough and Rowdy Ways?

[@tableturtle2978]

The beauty of great writings is that no one can replicate them, not even the person who wrote it in the past. It's not tragic, but rather natural. We will appreciate his works for years to come.

[@GerryBolger]

It's somewhat reassuring to know that while I wonder "how the fuck did he write that?" Bob Dylan might be pondering the same thing.

[@mark.J6708]

Fascinating and gifted. Magic indeed.

[@jerryturner3997]

His what I call a natural, and yes comes a time when we all burn out...so to speak....all in all BOB is one of the best. When comes to song writing.....which speaks for itself, 🙏👍 thank you 😊☀️

[@Doug.the.welder-hj6cq]

Its very odd how so many artists talk about ideas seem to just flow through them from an unknown origin. Kind of spooky.

[@kamillgran9408]

Truly one of the greats , if not the best poet song writer in the history of music. Even his lesser albums like Joker Man is a masterpiece.

[@allenanderson4911]

I understand. I've written things I know didn't come from "trying"

[@arthurgarcia4389]

The magic came from him selling his soul. The rest of the interview Why do you still do it? why are you still out here?" DYLAN " well it goes back to the destiny thing. I made a bargain with it you know? Long time ago.. I’m Holding up my end. INTERVIEWER GUY “ what was the bargain?” DYLAN “To get to where um, I am now” INTERVIEWER GUY “should I ask who you made the bargain with” DYLAN laughs says“ With.. with… with you know the chief commander” INTERVIEWER GUY “on this earth?” DYLAN “ON THIS EARTH AND ON A WORLD YOU CANT SEE”

[@nicholasadams838]

Yes people who are fascinated by the devil take this to refer to him But dylan was brought up a jew and in the hour when my ship comes in first to the defeat of goliath and all along the watchtower imagery from isaiah about watchmen and they are asleep to danger(isaiah 56 v10/11) When he became a Christian in around 79 he came under the tautiledge of the vineyard in californiia where he lived . He then recorded slow train & saved but shook the music roots to the core for its spiritual prophetic insights!! A shot of love continued spiritual songs..dead man when will u arise ? Dylan always changes musical direction In his latest tour he includes you got to servesomebody ..let it be the Lord. And closes with beautiful evevery grain of sand And onwards in my journey I've come to understand that every hair is numbered like every grain of sand .in the hour of confession and of my greatest need Where tears flood my need I see the Masters hand Like every hair is numbered and every grain of sand ...clearly quoting the sermon on the mount that Jesus gave us & in an very recent interview he opened up and said I believe it al damnation and salvation i believe it all.hes often combined with other stars who have a christian belief like Bono & van morrison. He was friends with Keith Green before he died in an aircrash. A new film of his gospel tours was released last year and called trouble bo more ..check it out

[@MrTonyPiscatelle]

A true gift. He used it for quite a long time producing absolute wonderful timeless songs. He reached for the stars and grabbed a double handful with both hands. And was not selfish, lust listen to what he has shared with the entire world. He is my favorite musician.

[@larrydanadavid2435]

The worst thing that happened to you, that can happen to any fighter: you got civilized. - Mickey Goldmill

[@tonybates7870]

Elvis Costello, by all accounts, was a little bastard when he was young, and I think a certain spitefulness shows in those early albums. As soon as he grew out of that his work went downhill. Or, if you like: he got civilised.

[@yow_shadow]

The songs were just blowing in the wind after all, you just have to be able to catch them

[@nancygorman]

Perfect

[@justinpittman1582]

If you have 8 minutes and havent watched that full video of 'Hey Ma' do it now. Its incredible

[@Noumenon4Idolatry]

He still makes great music. He’s still a pretty amazing writer. It isn’t as popular, but it’s still great stuff. I really liked his latest album. It has some great songs on it.

[@growsinhouseherbiculturali1100]

Dylan and Paul Simon are both geniuses.

[@grantchampaign]

One more than the other but agreed

[@chrisem2030]

Less blessed non geniuses are trapped by the ordinary, their ego and senseless comparisons

[@drdre4397]

​@grantchampaign Not really. They are both legends in their own rights. They might have had similar roots in terms of beginning but they took vastly different but amazing paths. I see no reason to compare the two, just be thankful for the work they both did.

[@growsinhouseherbiculturali1100]

@@drdre4397 You must talk just to hear your own voice. Your comment is pointless.

[@hashcr]

Simon is better

[@austinlittke5580]

Well the Germans and German philosophers/artists and their ponderings on aesthetics all voiced this same thing, it comes to you from the ether. As a writer i feel the same way, it just comes to you, youre just a conduit, and i look at some of my best writing with pure amazement, i was just the vessel that wrote it.

[@relearn1]

Desolation Row, 1964, was Genius. Attitude and emotions don’t create the same spark as you get older. As a person ages patience over-rides frustrated emotions.

[@xcx8646]

It comes from a person being totally in tune with their times, and having the confidence - and eloquence - to let it channel through them. Once that goes, it goes. It doesn't matter how much 'better' they get as a musician. They've lost contact with the feeling of the times, and that is the key to great songwriting.

[@jamesmichaelcabrera9613]

I totally understand him when I play my guitar and sing. I feel this. It's a sensation you can't get from anything else. It's not every time but there's a moment when you're improvising and you feel it

[@mumbles215]

I’ve gotten goosebumps a few times singing and improvising. It’s energy from elsewhere for sure

[@wandaschmitz4775]

Dylan is a great artist and brutally honest.

[@FaceFacie]

I met bob at a local guitar shop once. Had no clue who he was at the time.

[@MrEdkern]

what was he like. I met him in 1991.

[@stuartwiner7920]

That's as close to meeting god as anyone gets. I would have trouble talking.

[@mranderson5791]

​@@stuartwiner7920have you lost your fucking mind.

[@MissIngridsclass]

Totally get it- poetry just comes to you. You can't control it, only channel it when you need it.

[@pallen49]

I like what Billy Joel once said, something about ...' I don't write the songs, the songs found me '..