[Mr. Mojo]

"I had very little in common with and knew even less about a generation that I was supposed to be the voice of," - Dylan

I've known this about Dylan for a long time. The guy never protested the Vietnam War -- all his so-called "protest" albums were released pre '64. At about that time he saw that he was being adopted by the folksy hippie-dippy types and abruptly changed course with Bring it all Back Home and Highway 61 Revisited (1965). .....all-time rockers. He's always been a rebel.

[HenryLeeII]

I've known this about Dylan for a long time. The guy never protested the Vietnam War -- all his so-called "protest" albums were released pre '64. At about that time he saw that he was being adopted by the folksy hippie-dippy types and abruptly changed course with Bring it all Back Home and Highway 61 Revisited (1965). .....all-time rockers. He's always been a rebel.

Exactly! I was getting ready to ping you, then I read your reply above, agreed with it wholeheartedly, and started my response before seeing your name at the end of it.

His protest music was basically aimed at civil rights issues, and "Blowin' in the Wind" was recorded two years before the Gulf of Tonkin incident, so it could hardly be called an anti-Vietnam song. I love his response to a reporter who asked him what he's protesting against: "Whaddya got?"

[NordP]

That's because he was a good boy from Minnesota!

My peeps ;-)

[My back yard]

I've known this about Dylan for a long time.

Yeah, me too.