Bob Dylan

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But I can't imagine it'd be a good thing for somebody like Bob Dylan to retire, cuz as soon as you retire, you start dying.

The older you already are, the truer it is.

Yeah my dad retired at 55 he's now almost 85 and I think he has been dying... but very slowly. I believe it may have started when he married my mom in 1968. Was just on the phone with him and asked if he ever liked Dylan. He said no, he could never make out what he was saying, but he liked Elvis because you could understand the words.
Anyway... I always had a Dylan bias because I associated him with my friend's annoying ex-hippy parents in the 80s when I was into Ozzy and AC/DC... I mean Like a Rolling Stone and Tambourine Man are undeniably great as are others, but that voice and... accent? inflection?
So I never knew much about him, and had him kind of written off as "Robert Zimmerman, the guy who sold his soul to the devil"  Never knew about his Christian thing or even heard an interview until I saw this thread. Which is slightly embarrassing being 49ish and someone who used to kind of keep up with pop culture and such. I think "Gen X" may have somewhat missed out on him due to his "Boomer" associations. Definitely a poet and a fascinating character though. YT for all its faults is a treasure trove for this kind of thing. Thanks for the awesome compilation, love hearing your take... you may have converted me to being a fan, as if he needs more lol