my attempt at seeing the eyes through bob dylan |
Are you a folk singer? No, I could try to explain to you, But it’d make no difference. How does it feel to have such success in pop music? First of all, I’m not even a pop singer. Josh Dunson implies in his new book you have sold out To commercial and topical songwriting success… No comment, no arguments, I certainly don’t feel guilty. Describe this, describe that I’ll just say something cheeky here. When you did this, wrote that, said that, what did it mean to you? I don’t know. I don’t remember. Do you care about what you sing? How can I answer a question like that? He’s got a lot of nerve asking me a question like that! Did he ask the Beatles that? This man has never heard a single song of mine And he wants to question my success? The real question is does this guy care About what he writes? He’s the one who traveled cross-country To interview a stranger He knows nothing about. Why do I care? I’ve never been in Time Magazine And I’ve filled this hall twice- I don’t need Time Magazine. This guy is wasting his time And mine. This can’t be a good article. The guy who is really writing this article Is sitting behind a desk in New York City With his feet propped up And his eyes laid shut- He’s gonna say something like He has his finger on the pulse of our generation. He’s God. He’s the voice of our generation. He’s a prophet. Let me tell you something Time Magazine, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Creem Magazine- I’m no god, I’m no prophet, And I sure as hell don’t belong to you. I don’t belong to anybody. Hell, I don’t even belong to myself. I don’t want to anymore. I’m gonna find me a new Bob Dylan tomorrow. You can have him. He’s all yours. |