Once you think you know the song, then you have go and see how other people have done it.

The people in my songs are all me.

A brilliant 1989 album, Oh Mercy; some career retrospectives; and two albums of American folk songs, with just Bob Dylan and his guitar and harmonica. All that culminated in the Grammy-winning comeback album, Time Out of Mind (1997). Once again, just as Dylan seemed to be out of it, he was back at the top of his game.

Lay down the song you strum, And rest yourself 'neath the strength of strings No voice can hope to hum.

I'm gonna spare the defeated. I'm gonna tame the proud.

When you feel in your gut what you are and then dynamically pursue it - don't back down and don't give up - then you're going to mystify a lot of folks.

I failed to communicate, that's why I chose to leave