John Lennon
Musician, Activist
"I am like a chameleon, influenced by whatever's going on. If Elvis can do it, I can do it. If the Everly Brothers can do it, me and Paul can. Same with Dylan."
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Dylan
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George Harrison
Musician, Singer-songwriter
"Dylan is so brilliant. To me, he makes William Shakespeare look like Billy Joel."
Bob Dylan
Singer-songwriter
"Somebody had to be Bob Dylan. I guess I was best equipped to do the job."
Burton Cummings
Musician
"You could live in Winnipeg a thousand years and not meet Ringo, Paul McCartney, or Bob Dylan."
Neil Young
Musician, Singer-Songwriter
"I'll never be Bob Dylan. He's the master."
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"[Bob Dylan] was rarely tender and seldom reached out to anticipate another's needs."
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"I'd been going though his trash. He knocked me down. I was glad to see him, even though he was banging my head against the sidewalk. Afterwards these bums come over and say, 'Did he get much money?' I say, 'Money'? That was Bob Dylan."
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"I was buying Bob Dylan mainly, everything I could get hold of by him."
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"but right now it's Bob Dylan Bob Dylan Bob Dylan all the way."
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"Back seat drivers don’t know the feel of the wheel but they sho’ know how to make a fuss" Bob Dylan/Bonnie Raitt, “Let’s Keep It Between Us,” 1982"
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"I think The Beatles are the lasting influence on me, even more so than Dylan."
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"Bob Dylan led me to this kind of music - and it's his and ours. And it's nobody else's."
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