"Early on, before rock 'n' roll, I listened to big band music - anything that came over the radio - and music played by bands in hotels that our parents could dance to. We had a big radio that looked like a jukebox, with a record player on the top. The radio/record player played 78rpm records. When we moved to that house, there was a record on there, with a red label. It was Bill Monroe, or maybe it was the Stanley Brothers. I'd never heard anything like that before. Ever. And it moved me away from all the conventional music that I was hearing."

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Source: Bob Dylan interview: 'Passion is a young man's game, older people gotta be wise' UK exclusive: Folk legend on why he's taking a turn as a crooner for his latest album. Interview with Robert Love, www.independent.co.uk. February 7, 2015.

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Bob Dylan is an iconic American singer-songwriter known for his profound lyrics that explore themes of freedom and identity, particularly in songs like 'Blowin' in the Wind'.

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