I’m not a Bob Dylan fan. I used to make fun of people offering bootlegs on comp.lang.dylan . But this article is an excellent explanation of how someone who is regarded as an original artist, indeed a musician who was regarded as the unprecedented voice of a generation, built on the work of others:
Striking originality and derivation are not mutually exclusive. Insert Steve Jobs quote here…
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