For quite some time, I have been preoccupied with prominent Bob Dylan's songs.Yes, he might have been famous in the late 1900s, but now hardly anyone knows him; at least those who are aged as much as me.But, I am in support of the old maxim stating "Legends remain legends".It may not make sense to some people, but it's fine-they're just part of the majority.
It is quite hard to find true music, as I call it, these days.There are all those tracks out there on Youtube but not many are "music".I, being an appreciator of art, was astonished.It was almost as if the roof had fallen.Among those that I heard (and appreciated...), in the top were Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, Like a Rolling Stone, Knockin' on Heaven's door and of course, Blowin' in the wind.Apart from the way Dylan manages to play both the guitar and the harmonica, the very lyrics of the songs are captivating.They're different.And different is better.Every now and then, when I'm at home-which is basically almost always (apart from school hours), I go to the living room, turn on the television, and then, on Youtube, play my "Youtube mix" which is just Bob Dylan and Green Day.
By and large, that's pretty much what I can say about this great man, Bob Dylan.And thank Steve Jobs (and Walter Isaacson) for that.And hence, starts my exploration of music.
How I found out about him, still puts me in a state of incredulity.It was through Steve Jobs.From where most of my conventions have been adopted from.I read it in his biography.As he once quoted,
"Steve Wozniak turned me on to him. I was probably ... oh ... maybe 13, 14. We ended up meeting this guy who had every bootleg tape in the world. He was a guy that actually put out a newsletter on Bob Dylan. He was really into it - his whole life was about Bob Dylan. But he had the best bootlegs - even better stuff than you can get today that's been released. He had amazing stuff. And so we had our room full of tapes of Bob Dylan that we copied."Well, to much coincidence, I was 13 when I first heard of him too.Through the book.And then right to Youtube.But at that time, the only song that I did like was "Blowin' in the wind" and that was the only one I heard.A few days ago-last week, I guess-, I rediscovered him.It was on my Microsoft Zune.I wasn't surprised to find them in it because there are loads of tracks I don't even know in it.Anyway, I found it, I added a new album art, and right then I started listening.And for an hour or two, I remained motionless.I was out of words.
It is quite hard to find true music, as I call it, these days.There are all those tracks out there on Youtube but not many are "music".I, being an appreciator of art, was astonished.It was almost as if the roof had fallen.Among those that I heard (and appreciated...), in the top were Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, Like a Rolling Stone, Knockin' on Heaven's door and of course, Blowin' in the wind.Apart from the way Dylan manages to play both the guitar and the harmonica, the very lyrics of the songs are captivating.They're different.And different is better.Every now and then, when I'm at home-which is basically almost always (apart from school hours), I go to the living room, turn on the television, and then, on Youtube, play my "Youtube mix" which is just Bob Dylan and Green Day.
By and large, that's pretty much what I can say about this great man, Bob Dylan.And thank Steve Jobs (and Walter Isaacson) for that.And hence, starts my exploration of music.
