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Dylan on Poets
"Poets don’t drive cars. Poets don’t go to the supermarket. Poets don’t empty the garbage... Poets don’t even talk to anybody. Poets do a lot of listening ...
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The greatest poet
Van Morrison once characterized Bob Dylan as the greatest living poet.
Pete Seeger said that the unmistakable elegance in Dylan's words has an almost biblical beauty that has sustained his songs throughout the years.
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Too many songs
Dylan makes a seemingly controversial statement when he states that the world doesn't need any more songs. There are enough songs, "unless someone's gonna come along with a pure heart and has something to say. That's a different story."
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Good entertainers
Dylan seems to regard “popular entertainers” with a certain degree of contempt and mistrust.
He explains that to become a rare exception worthy of true creative respect takes talent and a whole lot of sacrifice and dedication.
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Sort through your thoughts
Dylan explains that there are two kinds of thoughts in your mind: there are good and evil thoughts. If you want to be a songwriter, you must sort through those thoughts, because they are meaningless and just pull you around. Then you can extract yourself from your thoughts and survey it in a way ...
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An optimal frame of mind
Like many creators, Dylan values that unconscious aspect of creativity.
Dylan states that his best songs are those which were written very, very, very quickly. In order to do that, one must stay in the unconscious frame of mind. This optimal frame of mind can be aided by an environment tha...
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