Originally Posted by Mark Kaufman
I'm giving you a hard time, Big Jim...I'm a huge Dylan fan. His influence was brilliant music, brilliant performance, and, sure, rebel icon. But if all you see is the icon, you're missing the point. Time to go back to school, James Merrilees, and read what people like Lennon and Harrison learned from Mr. Zimmerman. (He was a pest when he was 18-19 in Dinkytown in Minneapolis...things changed).


I know about Dylan and his influences and the Beatles etc. I lived through that era. I was just stating that a lot of people followed the hype and the rebel icon they only pretended to like and understand his music as it was considered fasionable.
He did influence a lot of musicians no doubt. IMO and a lot of others he was not a great singer and the few performances I have seen him doing live was pretty poor. HE DID WRITE SOME GREAT SONGS. I am not slating Dylan just giving what I think is a balanced opinion.

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