songs, to me, were more important than just light entertainment. They were my preceptor and guide into some altered consciousness of reality. Some different republic, some liberated republic... whatever the case, it wasn't that I was anti-popular culture or anything and I had no ambition to stir things up. I just thought of mainstream culture as lame as hell and a big trick. It was like the unbroken sea of frost that lay outside the window and you had to have awkward footgear to walk with.

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Bob Dylan was a contemporary American singer-songwriter. Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his 69-year career. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Music — The universal language of melody, rhythm, and harmony
  • Philosophy — Deep thoughts on existence, knowledge, and the nature of reality

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