Bob Dylan Quotes
Bob Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941, is an American singer-songwriter renowned for his influence on popular culture over a 60-year career. His most notable works from the 1960s, like "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'," became anthems for civil rights and antiwar movements. His music incorporates a wide range of influences, defying conventional pop music norms. Dylan's shift to electric music in the mid-1960s was controversial but led to some of the era's most significant albums. He has continuously evolved his musical style, contributing significantly to American song traditions, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016 for his lyrical compositions.
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I define nothing. Not beauty, not patriotism. I take each thing as it is, without prior rules about what it should be.
Bob Dylan
You hear a lot about God these days: God, the beneficent; God, the all-great; God, the Almighty; God, the most powerful; God, the giver of life; God, the creator of death. I mean, we're hearing about God all the time, so we better learn how to deal with it. But if we know anything about God, God is arbitrary.
Bob Dylan
I paint mostly from real life. It has to start with that. Real people, real street scenes, behind the curtain scenes, live models, paintings, photographs, staged setups, architecture, grids, graphic design. Whatever it takes to make it work.
Bob Dylan
I am against nature. I don't dig nature at all. I think nature is very unnatural. I think the truly natural things are dreams, which nature can't touch with decay.
Bob Dylan
I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.
Bob Dylan
I don't think the human mind can comprehend the past and the future. They are both just illusions that can manipulate you into thinking theres some kind of change.
Bob Dylan
What's money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.
Bob Dylan
All this talk about equality. The only thing people really have in common is that they are all going to die.
Bob Dylan