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Dylan’s Nobel: Series of dreams

Dylan’s Nobel: Series of dreams

It was perhaps less the case that Bob sincerely wanted to change the world; and more the case that he wanted to become the greatest songwriter of all time, and so started writing what songs he was allowed to write, which utilized his poetic gift but — most crucially of all — would be popular. Woodstock proved to be that creatively fertile but musically neutral Petri dish. Which exploded.