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September 29, 2005
Dylan, unbugged: Bob vs. the press in No Direction Home
Greg Mitchell, editor of Editor & Publisher, examines Bob Dylan's prickly relationship with reporters in Scorsese's No Direction Home: "Dylan has always had a combative relationship with the media, and wrote one of the most scathing and, arguably, most influential attacks on the press in modern times, "Ballad of Thin Man." That song holds that memorable refrain: "Something is happening here, but you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones?" ... The Scorsese film shows plenty of evidence of why Dylan turned off to the press long ago. Along with many of his fans, they just didn't "get" him... "You don't sing protest songs anymore," a reporter asks. "All my songs are protest songs," Dylan replies evenly. "All I do is protest."
Posted by pride at September 29, 2005 01:40 PM
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