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Interview Details
Title & Link
Bob Dylan Q&A about “The Philosophy of Modern Song” | The Official Bob Dylan Site
Publish Date
December 20, 2022
Interviewees
Bob Dylan
Interviewers
Jeff Slate
Publisher
The Wall Street Journal
Topics
Assessing music for inspiration
Changes in music consumption
Creativity and technology
First line of a song
Impact of lockdown on creativity
Impact of the 1950s on modern popular song
Importance of song lyrics
Influence of social media on music
Inspiration in songwriting
Methods of music discovery
music genres
Music standards and technology
Music videos and songwriting
Role of technology in everyday life
Significance of artwork in the book
Songwriting process and deadlines
Technology's role in music history
The art of songwriting
People Mentioned
Alex Turner
Brenda Lee
Brian Wilson
Celeste
Don McLean
Duff McKagan
Dvorak
Ed Sheeran
Ella Fitzgerald
Eminem
Frank Sinatra
Frank Zappa
Grace Potter
Hans Zimmer
Hoagy Carmichael
Irving Berlin
J.Frank Dobie
Jack White
Janis Martin
Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmy Webb
Joe Turner
John Williams
Johnny Mercer
Julian Casablancas
Klaxons
Leonard Cohen
Louis Armstrong
Metallica
Michelangelo
Nick Cave
Pauline Epistles
Peggy Lee
Rag and Bone Man
Ricky Nelson
Ringo Starr
Ronnie James Dio
Royal Blood
Shooter Jennings
Soupy Sales
Teddy Bunn
Teddy Edwards
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Tesla
The Mothers of Invention
The Oasis Brothers
Tiny Hill
Tom Paxton
Wu-Tang
Zac Deputy
Zevon
Works Mentioned
All Along The Watchtower
Chip Away
Desolation Row
Eleanor Rigby
Freak Out!
Hungry Freaks, Daddy
It Ain't Me, Babe
It Came Out of the Sky
Lay, Lady, Lay
Mother-in-Law
Oh, Susanna
Rum and Coca Cola
Star Gazer
Stealer
Taxman
Tell Laura I Love Her
Waterloo Sunset
Who Are the Brain Police
Places Mentioned
Cincinnati
Oregon
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