It's surprisingly good–and not-weird. There is a famous speech that he gave at some award thing–Grammy awards maybe–that is quite weird. But it is funny that he felt obliged to tell us that Shakespeare is a "great literary figure." Maybe he thought they might not have heard of Shakespeare in Sweden. (Thanks to Stu for pointing this out to me.)
Oh, here's the weird one: 1991 Grammy awards. Not exactly a speech, just a…remark.
Has anyone ever read anything that Dylan wrote besides his lyrics?
If I were Jack Nicholson, I would have had to grab Dylan by the arm and hold him still. It drove me nuts just to watch it.
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His autobiography or memoir Chronicles is pretty good, at least if you’re interested in Dylan.
I was just wondering if anyone knew if that sounded like something he would write.
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Yes, it does. I mean, not in any particular way, but it doesn’t not sound like him.
That’s great, Mac!
I should say that I am referring to the clip you attached and not the speech. The speech is good too, but I had ready it already.
Shakespeare ain’t got nothin’ on me!
It is a pretty good speech. Always in the back of my mind with Dylan, though, is the suspicion that he’s laughing at all of us. Maybe he threw in the Shakespeare allusion/comparison, for instance, just to get a rile out of some folks.
I know, I think that’s entirely possible. I also always have in mind the possibility that he’s genuinely got a screw loose.
Stu, when I was looking for the Grammy speech (if you can call it that), I came across something pointing out that it’s a recognizable paraphrase of a Biblical passage–the part about being so defiled, I mean.
Very interesting, Mac.
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