Intersting COMMintary on dylan. I always felt that his ability to write poetry that was Genuine for the time was a singular gift and inspirational. Problem with inspirational is you cant control the idiot winds use of that gift. Dylan knew and still knows that, and his own disgust with it reflects my feelings on some of my own “early” works. – peace

Blowin’ in the Idiot Wind – NYTimes.com.