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LIST OF INTERVIEWS
The interviews I have used for this book come from a variety of sources: original magazines, edited collections, transcripts in fanzines, websites and tape recordings of the actual interviews. Where possible, I have used full transcripts and/or tapes rather than the published interview in order to reduce journalistic selectivity. Listed below are the interviewer and the date of the interview referenced in the text, as accurately as possible, followed by the original publication details for each interview. A good place to start looking for transcripts are the following websites: http://www.interferenza.com/bcs/interv.htm; http://www.taxhelp.com/interviews.html.
Edwin Miller, June or July 1962
‘Bob Dylan sings in Washington Square’, Seventeen, September 1962.
Nat Hentoff, 9 June 1964
‘The crackin’, shakin’, breakin’ sounds’, The New Yorker, 24 October 1964.
Jack Goddard, 3 March 1965 (scripted)
‘Dylan meets the press’, Village Voice, 25 March 1965.
Paul Robbins, 27 March 1965
Unknown title, Los Angeles Free Press, 10, 17 and 24 September 1965.
Laurie Henshaw, 12 May 1965
Unknown title, Disc and Music Echo, 22 May 1965.
Ray Coleman, 12 May 1965
‘Dylan in depth’, Melody Maker, 22 May 1965.
Frances Taylor, August 1965
Unknown title, Long Island Press, 17 October 1965.
Nora Ephron and Susan Edmiston, August 1965
Published in C. McGregor, 1975, Bob Dylan: A Retrospective, London: Picador.
Sydney press conference, 13 April 1966
Reported by Craig McGregor in the Sydney Morning Herald, 13 April 1966.
Jules Siegel, 1966
‘What have we here?’, Saturday Evening Post, 30 July 1966.
Jann Wenner, June 1969
‘The Rolling Stone interview’, Rolling Stone, 29 November 1969.
Neil Hickey, mid-1976
Unknown title, TV Guide, 11 September 1976.
Craig McGregor, April 1978
‘Tangled up in blue’, New Musical Express, 22 April 1978.
Philippe Adler, 16 June 1978
Unknown title, L’express, 3 July 1978.
Ray Coleman, 20 June 1978
‘Why Dylan stays forever young’, Melody Maker, 1 July 1978.
Lynne Allen, 12 December 1978
‘Interview with an icon’, Trouser Press, June 1979.
Dave Herman, 2 July 1981
Broadcast on WNEW-FM (New York), 27 July 1981 and released by CBS as a promotional album.
Neil Spencer, 20 July 1981
‘That diamond voice within’, New Musical Express, 15 August 1981.
Mick Brown, June 1984
‘Jesus, who’s got time to keep up with the times?’, Sunday Times, 1 July 1984.
Bruce Kleinman, 24 November 1984
‘Dylan on Dylan’, audio interview for Westwood One US radio series.
Bill Flanagan, March 1985
Published in B. Flanagan, 1990, Written in my Soul, London: Music Sales Ltd.
Cameron Crowe, August 1985
Accompanying booklet for Biograph box set.
Robert Hilburn, October 1985
‘At 44 Bob Dylan looks back’, Chicago Sun Times, 17 November 1985.
David Fricke, late 1985
Unknown title, Rolling Stone, 5 December 1985.
Toby Cresswell, early 1986
‘Gates of Eden revisited’, Rolling Stone (Australian edition), 16 January 1986.
Christopher Sykes, 18 October 1986
Recorded for the BBC documentary ‘Getting to Dylan’, part of the Omnibus series, broadcast September 1987.
Robert Hilburn, February 1992
‘What becomes a legend most? A never-ending tour, a new audience and keeping the mystery alive’, Los Angeles Times Magazine, 9 February 1992.
Gary Hill, 3 October 1993
Unknown title, The Boston Herald American, 18 October 1993.
Ellen Futterman, early 1994
‘Times they are a-changin’. . . Dylan speaks’, St Louis Post-Dispatch Entertainment Section, 7 April 1994.
Joe Dolen, 25 or 26 September 1995
‘A midnight chat with Bob Dylan’, Fort-Lauderdale Sun Sentinel Today, 29 September 1995.
Jon Pareles, w/c 21 September 1997
‘A wiser voice blowin’ in the autumn wind’, New York Times, 27 September 1997.
Edna Gunderson, w/c 21 September 1997
‘At the heart of Dylan’, USA Today, 29 September 1997.
David Gates, w/c 21 September 1997
‘Dylan revisited’, Newsweek, 6 October 1997.
Robert Hilburn, December 1997
‘Reborn again’, Los Angeles Times, 14 December 1997.
Murray Englehart, 1999
‘Maximum Bob’, Guitar World, March 1999.
Mikal Gilmore, 2001
‘Bob Dylan: an interview’, Rolling Stone, 22 November 2001.
Robert Hilburn, 2004
‘Rock’s enigmatic poet opens a long-private door’, Los Angeles Times, 4 April 2004.
Ed Bradley, late 2004
Broadcast on 60 Minutes, CBS Television, 5 December 2004.
Edna Gunderson, 2004
‘Dylan chronicles his journey’, USA Today, 5 October 2004.
Jonathon Lethem, 2006
‘The genius of Bob Dylan’, Rolling Stone, 7 September 2006.
COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I have used the lyrics as they are sung on the recorded version. In some cases, this means that the lyric used in the text is different from that published in the Lyrics 1962–2001 collection.
‘All Along The Watchtower’, copyright © 1968 by Dwarf Music; renewed 1996 by Dwarf Music. Reprinted with permission.
‘All I Really Want To Do’, copy
right © 1964 by Warner Bros. Inc.; renewed 1992 by Special Rider Music. Reprinted with permission.
‘Ballad Of A Thin Man’, copyright © 1965 by Warner Bros. Inc.; renewed 1993 by Special Rider Music. Reprinted with permission.
‘Beyond The Horizon’, copyright © 2006 by Special Rider Music. Reprinted with permission.
‘Blind Willie McTell’, copyright © 1983 by Special Rider Music. Reprinted with permission.
‘Blood In My Eyes’, copyright © 1993 by Special Rider Music. Reprinted with permission.
‘Brownsville Girl’ (with Sam Shepard), copyright © 1986 by Special Rider Music. Reprinted with permission.
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‘Chimes Of Freedom’, copyright © 1964 by Warner Bros. Inc.; renewed 1992 by Special Rider Music. Reprinted with permission.
‘Cold Irons Bound’, copyright © 1997 by Special Rider Music. Reprinted with permission.
‘Country Pie’, copyright © 1969 by Big Sky Music; renewed 1997 by Big Sky Music. Reprinted with permission.
‘The Death Of Emmett Till’, copyright © 1963, 1968 by Warner Bros. Inc.; renewed 1991, 1996 by Special Rider Music. Reprinted with permission.
‘Dirt Road Blues’, copyright © 1997 by Special Rider Music. Reprinted with permission.
‘Don’t Fall Apart On Me Tonight’, copyright © 1983 by Special Rider Music. Reprinted with permission.
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‘Hero Blues’, copyright © 1963 by Warner Bros. Inc.; renewed 1991 by Special Rider Music. Reprinted with permission.
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‘Highlands’, copyright © 1997 by Special Rider Music. Reprinted with permission.
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‘Idiot Wind’, copyright © 1974 by Ram’s Horn Music; renewed 2002 by Ram’s Horn Music. Reprinted with permission.
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‘It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)’, copyright © 1965 by Warner Bros. Inc.; renewed 1993 by Special Rider Music. Reprinted with permission.
‘John Wesley Harding’, copyright © 1968 by Dwarf Music; renewed 1996 by Dwarf Music. Reprinted with permission.
‘Let Me Die In My Footsteps’, copyright © 1963, 1965 by Warner Bros. Inc.; renewed 1991, 1993 by Special Rider Music. Reprinted with permission.
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‘The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll’, copyright © 1964, 1966 by Warner Bros. Inc.; renewed 1992, 1994 by Special Rider Music. Reprinted with permission.
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‘Not Dark Yet’, copyright © 1997 by Special Rider Music. Reprinted with permission.
‘Peggy Day’, copyright © 1969 by Big Sky Music; renewed 1997 by Big Sky Music. Reprinted with permission.
‘Pretty Peggy-O’, copyright © 1962 by Duchess Music Corporation; renewed 1990 by MCA.
‘Rainy Day Women Nos 12 & 35’, copyright © 1966 by Dwarf Music; renewed 1994 by Dwarf Music. Reprinted with permission.
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‘Silvio’, copyright © 1988 by Special Rider Music and Ice Nine Music. Reprinted with permission.
‘Solid Rock’, copyright © 1980 by Special Rider Music. Reprinted with permission.
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‘Talkin’ New York’, copyright © 1962, 1965 by Duchess Music Corporation; renewed 1990, 1993 by MCA.
‘Tangled Up In Blue’, copyright © 1974 by Ram’s Horn Music; renewed 2002 by Ram’s Horn Music. Reprinted with permission.
‘Things Have Changed’, copyright © 1999 by Special Rider Music. Reprinted with permission.
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‘Too Much Of Nothing’, copyright © 1967, 1970 by Dwarf Music; renewed 1995, 1998 by Dwarf Music. Reprinted with permission.
‘Tryin’ To Get To Heaven’, copyright © 1997 by Special Rider Music. Reprinted with permission.
‘Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee’, copyright © 2001 by Special Rider Music. Reprinted with permission.
‘Up To Me’, copyright © 1974 by Ram’s Horn Music; renewed 2002 by Ram’s Horn Music. Reprinted with permission.
‘Visions Of Johanna’, copyright © 1966 by Dwarf Music; renewed 1994 by Dwarf Music. Reprinted with permission.
‘What Can I Do For You?’, copyright © 1980 by Special Rider Music. Reprinted with permission.
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INDEX
1966 tour, 247–8
1974 tour, 124, 141
1984 tour, 173–4
‘All Along The Watchtower’, 249–50, 269
‘All I Really Want To Do’, 96, 123
Anthology Of American Folk Music, 253–6
authenticity, 91–92, 252, 254–5
authorship, 16–23
‘Ballad Of A Thin Man’, 275
Barthes, Roland, 19–20, 33–4
Beardsley, Monroe, 18
Beatles, The, 92, 192
‘Beyond The Horizon’, 45
Biograph, 172, 175
biographical interpretations of songs, 20–2, 45–6
‘Blind Willie McTell’, 165–8
Blood On The Tracks, 18
blues, 32–33
Bootlegs, 215n
‘Brownsville Girl’, 178–180
canonisation, 176–7, 214–15
‘Can’t Wait’, 269
charisma, 4
‘Chimes Of Freedom’, 100–1
Chronicles Volume 1, 273–4
concerts, 189–90, 195–7, 220
‘Country Pie’, 137, 207
crooning, 33–4
‘Culture’, 224–5,
considered as process, 194, 213–14,
see also canonisation high/low culture, 104, 217–21, 223–5
Dean, James, 143, 172
Death of the Author, The, 19–20
‘Don’t Fall Apart On Me Tonight’, 177
Dylan, Bob,
attitude to recording/recording process,
164, 176, 191–4, 197
career in the 1980s, 152–182, 186
career since 1997, 237–8
change of name, 37–8
considered as a performer or songwriter, 211–13, 226, 235, 238, 261
elevation as rock star, 133–14, 145–8
fictionalised biography, 78–80, 95
films, 46n and the folk revival, 60–7, 74–5, 81–3
increasing artistic self-consciousness, 100–2
motorcycle accident, 1966, 141–2, 145–6
music videos, 171
and nostalgia, 173–4, 262–3
relationship with audience, 2, 106, 121–4, 180, 187–8, 197–209
relationship with the press, 94–5, 125–7, 137–9
rejection of leadership role, 137–9
represented as anti-leader, 63, 101, 127
represented as indefinable, 96, 106
represented as political leader, 75, 125, 135–16
resistance to confinement, 96
and rock, 12–13, 55, 89–90, 92–4, 105–6, 110–111, 113–114, 147, 156–7, 163, 181
Rolling Stone interview 1969, 138
sales figures, 171
and the sixties, 55, 147, 173, 177, 181, 204
and transition, 96–7
and tradition, 251–60, 262–77
turn to Christianity, 154
turn to country music, 136–7
voice, 30–1, 205, 235–7, 243–4, 256
withdrawal from public life, 128–19
and youth, 58–9
Eliot, T.S., 264, 266
Everyman, 79
Fitzgerald, F Scott, 275
folk music, 63–7, 195
collectivity and individuality, 66–7
and mass culture critique, 75–6, 194–6
in 1990s, 254–5
and politics, 68
role of narrator in, 32
use of pronouns in, 73
folk revivals, 55–8
and civil rights, 71
and mass culture, 76–8, 82–3
relationship to rock, 106–110
and young people, 57–9
From Spirituals To Swing, 64
Goldmann, Lucien, 59–61
Good As I Been To You, 227, 270
Grateful Dead, The, 199, 205, 206n
Gray, Michael, 25, 211–15, 217–18, 220–1, 224–5
Guthrie, Woody, 61–2, 73–4, 78–80
Hammond, John, 64
‘Hero Blues’, 124–5
‘Highlands’, 245–6, 269