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Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back
1967 · Film · documentary · 96 min
Directed by D. A. Pennebaker
In this wildly entertaining vision of one of the twentieth century’s greatest artists, Bob Dylan is surrounded by teen fans, gets into heated philosophical jousts with journalists, and kicks back with fellow musicians Joan Baez, Donovan, and Alan Price.
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Totally 100% well deserved. Just imagine the 13 year old out there discovering "Masters of War" or "Idiot Wind" for the first time today. Their entire point of view is about to change. Mind upon to hitherto unknowable vistas. Ergo, the absolute benchmark of what Great Literature strives to embody.
Also worth checking out is Dylan's controversial speech upon receiving the the MusiCares Person of the Year 2015 award. I wonder what he'll have to say to the World when he gets to Stockholm ;)
Read Bob Dylan's Complete, Riveting MusiCares Speech
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/read-bob-dylans-complete-riveting-musicares-speech-20150209
And of course some essential viewing. D.A. Pennebaker's seminal documentary classic Don't Look Back which follows Dylan on his concert tour of the U.K. in 1965.
Inside Criterion's Incredible Restoration of Dylan Doc 'Don't Look Back'
http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/inside-the-restoration-of-dont-look-back-20151127
And from that timeless English tour, a masterful performance ;)
"It Ain't Me Babe" (Live, 5/7/65 - Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d8o8vNTNao
The full AP story has more info at the bottom. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iEB7lzn2h8-Y8ZyDXVSZufv4IAwA?docId=fb00ecb8ff464a86b5e32e879211d5aa
Among Lehrer's inventions was a quote that first appeared in the famous documentary from the mid-1960s, "Don't Look Back," in which Dylan tells a reporter about his songs that "I just write them. There's no great message." In "Imagine," Lehrer adds a third sentence — "Stop asking me to explain" — that does not appear in the film.
According to Tablet, Lehrer also invented quotes on how Dylan wrote "Like a Rolling Stone" and, when confronted about them, alleged that he had been granted access to an uncut version of "No Direction Home," a Dylan documentary made by Martin Scorsese. Lehrer now says he never saw such footage.
Still curious to see a full account of all the Dylan quotes in question. Anyone have it?