I don’t know how I come to songs, y’know, but doing what I’m doing, I’m doing, er… I mean, it’s not up to me, y’know, I don’t really go into myself that deep… I just go ahead and do it, yeah, I was sort of trying to find a place to pound my nails, y’know.
~Bob Dylan (to Studs Terkel, 26 April 1963)
WFMT-Radio Studio
Chicago, Illinois
26 April 1963
Studs Terkel Wax Museum
- Farewell
- A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
- Bob Dylan’s Dream
- Boots Of Spanish Leather
- John Brown
- Who Killed Davey Moore?
- Blowin’ In The Wind
…and talking to Studs Terkel between the songs.
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-Egil
This broadcast was never lost. Was always available as bootleg.
Love Bob’s personality of what I can see , love love his singing and style of songwriting . Love his wit and kindness when dealing with people , when he can allow courteousness ; that is to say he doesn’t disregard being walked on, or ill-treated .
However I don’t see how he can believe that many such great songs, he has written just come to him . Without looking or trying to find such great lyrical rhythm beyond almost any writer I can think of ( Kris Kristopherson is good , never heard him say it was a piece of cake ) I think indicates Bob Dylan was born a savant of poetry and songwriting . I guess history has now finally seen what many have for years re: Nobel Peace Prize for Literature , but lest we forget that whom many things are given , much is expected ! I dare to say in many cases they are bitterly tested to the point of should he be blessed or blamed ? Many people try to analyze his difficult tests of life ! I for one wouldn’t feel adequate enough to analyze my own tests of life , little on Bob Dylan’s’ .
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I agree, Bob was born with a special gift. God blessed him, God has a plan, He gave him the savant ability.