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Originally Posted by tabs
You did NOT explain Bob Dylan...who is an example of a leader who was BOOOED...and then followed once again as never before...If you can not explain then you need to rethink your proposition.
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Huge Dylan fan here. But I wouldn't make too much of Newport. Yes he was booed, but in his autobiography he says that he only went electric because he liked the sound. It wasn't really this mythical break with the folk movement that he was after. He just liked the sound, and wanted to distance himself from the Peter, Paul and Mary crowd a bit—which turned out to be a smart career move.
Dylan a leader of men? I don't think so.
The more I've learned about Dylan the more elusive the guy becomes. That seems also to be the take of the two most recent bio-pics about the guy. Some days I think he's the greatest charlatan in the history of music. Still I can think of no one I'd rather have a few drinks with.