Bobby Dylan right now! He has purportedly sold out finally & completely his 600 song repertoire for gahmillions... yes, all songs and all rights.
I am hopeful he's opting to do something incredible. Since I have a pet project, the education of women in the developing/third/indigenous worlds, what he sold his songs for amounts to 24 million days of education. 133,000 years, or just over 11,000 people getting an education who otherwise would not.
Miss Tom Petty as well - he's the concert act I always wanted to see and didn't. My go-to song for most of the pandemic to just kind of feel-good has been Wildflowers. Learning my lesson, we went and saw Elton John when he came through recently.
That wonderful work that you do with education regarding disadvantaged women is really commendable, and it would be fantastic if more conscientious people with the advantages would contribute!
Dylan however, appears to be pretty self-absorbed these days and is preparing to exit stage- left most probably. He undoubtedly is making an effort to leave his heirs an entanglement -free inheritance, unlike Tom Petty whose sudden passing left his estate in a total squabble with his wife and daughters. The joys of being a multi-millionaire ?
It's the end of an era ... though we can look forward to a new one just beginning ?
And Tom Petty's music is still so cool ...
Since we're talking about Bob Dylan, I have a confession to make: I'm not enthused that he was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature 4 years ago. I associate his win with the other upset of fall 2016.
And here's an encore from PostSecrets:
- "When I get out of bed, my hair makes me look like Bob Dylan. I wish I had the guts to wear it that way."
That's some freaky sh*t.
Music lyrics are poetry and his lyrics were very influential in the US from the 60s on. I do think there were a few other poets more deserving,, but none were more influential to a widespread audience. Plus Toni Morrison won it so why not Dylan? Reading Morrison is the paper and ink version of nails on a chalkboard. Lol
When I read about this startling experience with your very young daughter, the first thing that crossed my mind was that your daughter was referencing a past life. Have you read "Return to Life: Extraordinary Cases of Children Who Remember Past Lives" by Dr. Jim Tucker of the University of Virginia? He describes various case histories of children remembering past lives and then discusses how quantum theory provides insights into the ultimate nature of reality. Something to ponder.
O (sighs)... to say that Bob Dylan is the iconic poetical genius that he is, the Bard of the decades that he represents, and our erstwhile hero, is a true understatement.
It's no surprise that he didn't show at the Nobel Awards ceremony and opted to send a friend (Patti) instead to represent him .... he has almost all of his natal planets in the 12th house. He is an extremely private and eccentric soul, and perhaps never felt comfortable with the mantle of Fame.
As for his...hair? Let's just say that is nuthin' compared to many of the high profile hipsters of the day ?
I was at first excited by Dylan's win for its novelty and the fact that the dry spell of Americans being awarded the Nobel Prize in literature had been broken. But after the election, I ended up associating those shocking returns with the Swedish Academy's idiosyncratic decision, and I don't think that will change. Things might be different if I had been born earlier or had grown up listening to Dylan's music.
Also, I love Toni Morrison, and thought she was the most powerful living American novelist before she passed away. But then again, this is a confessional booth, so what I think may not be in line...
My Toni Morrison crack was more joke/opinion than anything. Even though I dont care for her work at all, she was influential and deserving of the award.
I was born in 78 so I missed most of Dylan's run as well. I like his music and lyrics, but aside from that, I see the lasting effect it has had on the world. Case in point, we are sitting here in 2020, 50 years after his peak and still discussing his legacy. Added to that, his legacy is solely his lyrics/words, not his musical ability. That fact alone qualifies him in my mind.
All that said, Dylan's win might have been associated with those elections as a rebuke to them. Dylan's legacy was fighting the same type of politicians who won regularly in 2016 and this could very well have been a small slap in the face to the times a'changin. ?
This just a suggestion, but if you can, check out some of Dylan's earlier work, Coyote... there's a plethora of stuff on YT to peruse :
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan album ...
The Bootleg Series /Vol.4 ~Bob Dylan Live 1966 from the (London) Royal Albert Hall concert is one of my favorites... when he switched from his usual acoustic to electric guitar, it really made people crazy and he almost got booed off the stage.
'Masters of War' is one song that's still resonating today, even though it's been how many years now ...??
There's a famous clip of John Lennon razzing Bob in a London taxi that's really funny ... I think it might be on YT.
Ok, forgiveness is yours, and just say ten Hail Dylans, later ?