Thursday, January 13, 2022

The Only Fully Televised Press Conference Bob Dylan Ever Gave

There was a fierce uproar when Bob Dylan went electric at the Newport Folk Festival with his touring band, the Band in 1965. He did this press conference for KQED, the educational TV station in San Francisco, shortly after. 


“What are you thinking about right now?” Dylan stares down at his cigarette, and the now-Nobel-prize-winning singer/songwriter says, “I’m thinking about this ash… the ash is creeping up on me somewhere — I’ve lost — lost touch with myself so I can’t tell where exactly it is.”
Read more: Open Culture

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