Why Bob Dylan’s prophecies continue to fascinate | Jeffrey Edward Green | The Reason Interview

[@LucyLennon909]

I watched "A Complete Unknown" alone on Xmas day, in a theatre half full of people. Loved every minute. One thing i did not like was having to read words on the theatre screen at the end. I would have preferred to see Bob Dylan and Sara Lowndes ride off into the sunset. Good Luck with your book.

[@maxhammer4067]

Is edie in the movie,

[@LucyLennon909]

@maxhammer4067 Edie Sedgwick was not portrayed in the film: "A Complete Unknown". Wasn't she Bob Dylan's inspiration for "Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat" ?

[@maxhammer4067]

@@LucyLennon909 Like a rolling stone, leopard skin hat, you go your way ill go mine, most of blond on blond is about her, have you seen the movie factory girl, I liked that film

[@LucyLennon909]

@maxhammer4067 I've seen excerpts of the movie Factory Girl. I love all things Warhol.

[@taosmabelproject]

Elizabeth Cotten was the MAID for the Seeger household!! His father was a professional musicologist. Seeger's mother was a concert violinist and taught at Julliard. Pete Seeger was blue blood and a member of the elite. Guthrie came from hard scrabble Okie roots. Dylan's father had polio and sold tv's in northern MN.

[@LK_Ireland]

Great interview - One thought regarding Woody Guthrie -Interestingly enough Woody’s father was an intellectual and the family were educated but Woody hid the fact and would even work on misspelling words, wanting to present himself only as simply a common man. His father also was deeply opposed to socialism and debate it and even wrote a book against it, which is quite fascinating.

[@taosmabelproject]

Woodrow Wilson Guthrie was working odd jobs and begging for meals at 14, couch surfing as an unhoused teenager. His father was a failed ,businessman and his mother had Huntington's disease and was institutionalized. A series of tragic fires visited and devastated his family.

[@LK_Ireland]

That is all true, my family was from Okemah,Ok where Woody was from, my grandmother was best friends with Woody‘s youngest sister. I have great respect for Woody and understand the tragedy of the family that took place but I still find it quite fascinating. The need for Woody to dump himself down and present himself not really like he was in public eye.

[@asshat23871]

Enjoyable conversation .. thanks. I'm looking forward to reading the book.

[@ReasonTV]

Thank you for watching!

[@robertbollert7375]

Someone tell this guy the melodies are beautiful.

[@docsavage8640]

And borrowed from other songs.

[@robertbollert7375]

@@docsavage8640 Yep. That`s how it works. Honor and learn the traditional forms and add your own contribution. Just limiting it to 20th century music, I can`t think of a single artist who sprang up with completely original material from birth. Everyone copies, alters and creates from sources. It can be Miles Davis literally studying with and copying Charlie Parker and then going on to create his own style. But he even said that you can never escape Louis Armstrong though he had contempt for his `playing to the white man` etc. And Louis Armstrong comes out of Buddy Bolden and on and on. Cheers.

[@DSTH323]

In Jokerman Dylan speaks directly to the almost Tragi-comic futility of the coming Antichrist (the Jokerman).

[@musemusic6227]

Interesting last question about Dylan's broad appeal: Does he really have such appeal with women and African-Americans, beyond his appeal with the white male demographic? As for women, many of his songs lend themselves to being covered by women and have been covered by the likes of (of course) Joan Baez, Nina Simone, Marianne Faithful, Odetta, Patti Smith, Cher, and (more recently) Brandi Carlisle. I'm interested to see "A Complete Unknown" as I've heard it criticized for downplaying the role of women in his life and art. Apparently "The Times They are A Changin' " was inspiring to Sam Cooke, in writing "A Change is Gonna Come. "Jimi Hendrix adored him, think of his cover of "All along the Watchtower." I still think "Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall" is his ultimate masterpiece and it is a civil rights song as well as an antiwar song as well as an incredibly prophetic eco anthem. Prophet indeed! Poet and prophet. Thanks for this interesting interview

[@folechno]

Beware viewers this interview has Nick talking almost as much as he did during the Kmele Foster interview. Though here I could see Nick being the one interviewed in the topic and perhaps this discussion should have been a few hours longer to cover all the connections.

[@maggiebryan2355]

Very intersting

[@wilsontheconqueror8101]

Bob Dylan was loved by Rolling Stone & critics. But widespread fan appreciation i dont see. How many times have you heard Dylan on the radio? Great songwriter,influenced countless musicians but i just dont see his impact on culture in American mindsets.

[@caroldunlevy8033]

He was a fan of Jimmy Carter and vice versa.

[@caroldunlevy8033]

Pre internet days and the only Indiana show I missed was the Jesus tour where he was preaching- I am glad I missed the show fearing I might have lost faith in his music. The albums were fine but I was shocked at the time to hear about the onstage preaching.

[@grahamjones5400]

More woke liberal crap

[@gerarddias1]

Interview Matt Damon you cowards

[@docsavage8640]

What would be the point? All he says is "Matt Damon"

[@stevebeschakis9775]

I've never been fascinated by Dylan. To me he just seems like an inauthentic, watered-down Woodie Guthrie impersonator.

[@johnpanick6080]

Not paying attention eh? 😂

[@pidedpiper2832]

I’m more a woody guy too Woodys main thing was How money is usually the Real issue in society and How the working person Is a pawn for the ruling class And in Jesus Christ he shows us how we laid him in His grave Preachers,Sheriffs and landlords. Dylan got so into cryptic politics and psychology to help us interpret The inner demons that most of us can’t understand. Woody didn’t do love songs like everyone else does. And his children songs are so revealing.Woody never made much money, for his love of the working person came first. I wonder if this is Dylan’s real love, just like you and me???

[@geoffburton822]

So what?

[@docsavage8640]

@stevebeschakis9775 Thank God he went past that since Woody Guthrie sucks

[@docsavage8640]

@pidedpiper2832 Woody Guthrie was a naive socialist who supported slavery and violence.