[don-o]

Posting full piece. So, do the right thing and have a look at some of Sean's work.

[GSWarrior]

Uh...what?

[don-o]

Let’s get this out of the way early

Dylan is a dirty hippie and he can’t sing. He hates American, baseball, apple pie and Chevrolet and should go back where he came from.

[don-o]

ping

[Defiant]

I thought Mr. Zimmerman was Jewish.

[mardi59]

“As if that is in some kind of way equitable to betraying our Lord and delivering him up to be crucified.”

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If Mr. Dylan has seen the light than I say God bless you brother. Welcome home!

[Alex Murphy]

The curious thing about this Rolling Stone interview excerpt is that Dylan is talking about the “plagiarism” subject, and then seemingly out of the blue recalls being called “Judas” in the 1960s, and then just slips in what amounts to a profession of faith. Again:

These are the same people that tried to pin the name Judas on me. Judas, the most hated name in human history! If you think you’ve been called a bad name, try to work your way out from under that. Yeah, and for what? For playing an electric guitar? As if that is in some kind of way equitable to betraying our Lord and delivering him up to be crucified.

It’s sorta hilarious and somewhat typical that he does it in this indirect way. But nonetheless he is obviously stating faith in Jesus as “our Lord” and therefore “his” Lord—and also, by the way, his belief in the historicity of the gospels. (By the way, this is not unusual: it’s a belief common to most ordinary Americans, after all. What’s unusual is the endless analysis given to it in his case, because he is who he is.)

He then follows it up with what some may consider a vaguely un-Christian statement: “All those evil motherf**kers can rot in hell.”

Ping for later

[circlecity]

Dylan is a Messianic Jew - a Jew who believes in Jesus as Savior and God incarnate. “You’re gonna have to serve someone”

[cardinal4]

Zimmerman was weird long before he was Dylan. In addition to owning most of his albums, I rarely (read never) perform without doing at least two Dylan songs. He is my all time favorite songwriter and musician. My guitar playing and performing was always closley aligned with the Dead and Dylan. I know this puts me at odds with most FReepers, but I was a Dylan fan long before I came to conservatism..

[livius]

He didn’t want to be a standard bearer and to be expected to live up to that level. It’s hard enough being a believer in this world without also being on display and having charges of hypocrisy thrown at you every time you let off steam. Dylan is out there in the rough and tumble world, and, dare I say it, that’s probably right where God wants him to be.

I don't know anything about Sean, but this was an observation that I thought was absolutely right on the mark.

Bob Dylan converted to a sort of "Jesus People" Evangelical Christianity way back when, and they were notorious for expecting insane levels of perfection (and even prissiness) from their members. Also, this group sure wasn't exactly up on the creative world, and I don't think Dylan saw his future as singing that gawd-awful "Christian Rock."

Many of the "Jesus People" either washed out or became Orthodox or Catholic if they wanted to be in contact with the larger world, but I don't see Bob Dylan as having either the time or the interest to consider this.

He's a leftist, and that will never change, but I think he's still a Christian, even if he's not part of a church.

[Lancey Howard]

I’ve loved Bob Dylan’s music since the ‘60s. Had the poster from “Greatest Hits” on my bedroom wall for 5 years. Listened to ‘Shelter From the Storm’ just yeaterday. ‘Blood on the Tracks’ is one of the best albums ever recorded. Think I’ll play it now.

Thanks for the great thread.

FRegards,
LH

[DallasDeb]

Bob Dylan is truly one of the few types on Earth: A Completed Jew. The Lord never intended for their to be two religions—he expected the Jews to be “completed” with Jesus ultimate sacrifice. Most have rejected them and are yet to become enlightened. Bob will be with us in the rapture! And I believe that day is not far from now.

[Tweeker]

Dylan Ping!!!

[Tweeker]

Scott Marshall’s Bob Dylan: A Spiritual Life is out later this year. This follows his earlier book: Restless Pilgrim: The Spiritual Journey of Bob Dylan.

Highly recommended.

New book has an interview with Gospel singer Carolyn Dennis who was maried to Dylan.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

Electric guitar? I’ll never forgive him for that pillbox hat song. My EARS!

[Revolting cat!]

Thank you for posting the thoughtful article.

The new album arrived this afternoon from Amazon. Will open and listen to it tomorrow after the dentist visit.

I recall Dylan saying or suggesting sometime in the past that people pay too much attention to the things he says. That is the things he says in rare interviews. Which is why he and so many other artists tend to avoid interviews. Just read the astonishingly stupid comments on the two previous Dylan threads here in the past couple of days.

[Skooz]

Bump

[don-o]

He’s the property of Jesus
Resent him to the bone
You got something better
You got a heart of stone