Can people in the 2000s experience the distress of people in the 1960s? In the 2000s, people were worried about which clothes to choose, which pair of shoes, which book, and which movie to choose. There are too many choices, and the flowers are becoming more and more attractive. But in the 1960s, young people were still thinking about freedom, democracy, and the meaning of life. When Ginsburg said he first heard Dylan sing hard rain in the song, his tears couldn't help falling - people thought Dylan was talking about the horror of the atomic bomb, like black The rain fell and covered coldly, but Dylan never thought of it that way. To him, rain was just rain, and it was the one he had seen on the street, hard rain.
He tried to stay away from everything people put on him, away from politics, away from some kind of aura. He writes songs like crazy because it's such a fun thing, he's eager to express it, and there's no one in that area, you can do whatever you want, and that's where the fun lies.
He was visibly uneasy at the press conference, smoking a cigarette, blinking, pursing his mouth, making small movements like a child surrounded by teachers. And when he heard some speculative questions, he habitually asked, if it were you, what would you think, as if asking for advice, but it made that person fully realize a dilemma. His keen intuition and directness filled the press conference with laughter and sparks. But obviously, that wasn't where he was supposed to be. Only on stage can he be forceful and sincere enough to be doubted.
For a long time, I have accepted the fact that art is ahead of the times, and craftsmanship is behind or synchronized with the times. This is the difference between an artist and a craftsman. When Rilke commented on Rodin, he believed that by looking inward, he finally possessed the ability of eternal dialogue, thus surpassing his own time. Dylan was accepted at a very young age, and to this day no one denies that he is an artist.
A lot of people were moved by that song - blowing in the wind, how long it takes for a person to truly be a person - everyone finds answers from their own perspective, and a black female singer sees her nation fighting for it Ups and downs on the road to civil rights. They all said Dylan was the kind of guy who could say what you wanted to say but couldn't. Everyone was deeply shocked. The owner of the record company was also moved by this song and released a film for him, opening his glorious era.
Looking at those old pictures, the people inside are singing seriously, and you can feel a sincerity from their gestures and their voices. It is singing with life. The audience around them was immersed, and the singer was like a preaching priest. God is dead and they come to fill the role. People want inspiration and power from their songs, and singers are the new gods. At that time, there was still a kind of piety, no matter who sang or listened to, I didn't think there was any difference between them. I felt their equality. They thought about themselves, the world, and themselves in the song at the same time. There is a sobering pain and satisfaction.
And right now, I can't even find such a song to play, to wake myself up, since when did the world start to fall asleep, but it behaves like a carnival.
What a fascinating era it was, the 1960s, New York, the epicenter of capitalism. The young people who gave speeches on civil rights were full of pride, and they were still high and angry when they were dragged away by the police. Dylan had a lucid dream in the frenzy of his era, he excited his era, but he enjoyed his solitude when everyone else was frenzied or frenzied for him. No direction home, he has been looking for his own home, that is the only thing he cares about, the only eternal.
To refuse to be labeled is to accept loneliness. No matter how he is worshipped and consumed as a cultural symbol, he, the real him, clearly knows that he is still far, far away from people. And this loneliness made him a true artist.
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