Description
He is an icon of the rock era, a symbol of free America, and his poetic lyrics are Nobel Prize-worthy: Bob Dylan is considered a musician of unique standing. But blows of fate and fame went hand in hand for him. He became known as a leading figure in the civil rights movement, but soon moved on to the rock scene, until a motorcycle accident abruptly interrupted his career. Dylan withdrew – and celebrated a spectacular comeback in 1974. He converted to Christianity and survived dark times. The life of Bob Dylan – he will turn seventy in May 2011 – became increasingly enigmatic, his work ever more complex and astonishing. Writers and fellow artists have long been dedicated to the phenomenon of Dylan. This book lets them tell the story of Dylan's life and music, in texts often published in German for the first time, such as a novel chapter by Don DeLillo or a report by Nat Hentoff, who accompanied Dylan in the 60s. Compiled by Klaus Theweleit, one of the most independent German thinkers between pop and philosophy, this collection, with texts by Sam Shepard, Greil Marcus, Willi Winkler, Diedrich Diederichsen, Dylan's first girlfriend Suze Rotolo and many others, forms an original reader about a giant of pop music.