Abe said, where do you want this killing done? God said, out on highway 61.
A lot of people don't like the road, but it's as natural to me as breathing.
There would be brilliant songs, but, as [Bob] Dylan admitted on the recent Martin Scorsese documentary about him (No Direction Home), the specific muse that inspired "It's Alright Ma" would not return.
It's not a house, it's a home.
You don't write a song to sit there on a page. You write it to sing it.
Passion is a young man's game. Young people can be passionate. Older people gotta be more wise. I mean, you're around awhile, you leave certain things to the young. Don't try to act like you're young. You could really hurt yourself.