BOB DYLAN endorsed Barack Obama today in the Times Online (via Daily Kos):
I was always more a fan of Dylan's poetic lyrics than of his music, and that voice, but every once in a while, everything came together in a way that stirred my soul.
And, like all artists, he's still able to tell us who we are.
In an exclusive interview with The Times, published in T2 today, Dylan gives a ringing endorsement to Mr Obama, the first ever black presidential candidate, claiming he is "redefining the nature of politics from the ground up".
Dylan, 67, made the comments when being interviewed in Denmark, where he stopped over in a hotel during a tour of Scandinavia.
Asked about his views on American politics, he said: "Well, you know right now America is in a state of upheaval. Poverty is demoralising. You can't expect people to have the virtue of purity when they are poor.
"But we've got this guy out there now who is redefining the nature of politics from the ground up...Barack Obama.
"He's redefining what a politician is, so we'll have to see how things play out. Am I hopeful? Yes, I'm hopeful that things might change. Some things are going to have to."
He added: “You should always take the best from the past, leave the worst back there and go forward into the future."
Dylan's endorsement contains much symbolic significance. The legendary singer-songwriter, who has an art exhibition opening in London next week, became a focal point for young people worldwide when he released the album 'The times they are a-changin'," including the famous song of that name, in 1964.
I was always more a fan of Dylan's poetic lyrics than of his music, and that voice, but every once in a while, everything came together in a way that stirred my soul.
And, like all artists, he's still able to tell us who we are.
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