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As with most Bob Dylan interviews, you could spin any minor exchange into an essay, sensationalized headline, or treatise on the socio-political transformation of the modern state, but screw all that because now Bob’s here to talk about Christmas, he claims to be “a true believer,” and I’ll never pass up a chance to hear the reigning poet laureate of rock respond to critics.
In an interview (via SNS) with the man behind the Together Through Life pre-release hype interviews, Bill Flanagan, Dylan spoke about the genuine motivations behind his new holiday LP Christmas in the Heart, how he doesn’t really listen to rap music, and what he thinks of a few critics’ takes on his first foray into Christmas music.
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This could be my new favorite Dylan interview. Hearing him talk about the Christmas spirit brings tears to my eyes.
I feel another Coen Brothers phase coming on. After watching A Serious Man over the weekend, I’m reminded of how these two brothers have made masterpiece after masterpiece througout their 20+ year career. To me their best movies are their personal ones, like this one and Fargo, which both take place in their home state of Minnesota. A Serious Man is reportedly based on their father, so I feel like I got an idea of what their childhoods in Minnesota were like after watching this. The Coens grew up Jewish with two college professors as parents in a state that is almost completely inhabited by overly polite Scandinavian Lutherans. Bob Dylan grew up in a similar situation in Minnesota so I think it proves that a certain creativity can come out of such a strange and isolating environment. No wonder the Coen Brothers have been able to come up with all these detailed worlds for each movie, since they must have done that as kids as a way of coping with the world around them. It goes to show that not all the most creative people come from New York or LA or some city that seems to have endless possibilites. Sometimes it’s better to rely on your imagination.
