You know, I guess I think I've always been a professional critic, you know, or some sort of professional

appreciator or something. And then. Now this is serious business here man.

Putting on a great show is the most important thing you can do.

One great rock show can change the world.

Few American artists have impacted our culture more than Bob Dylan. Now as the singer-songwriter turns and

artists have impacted our culture more than Bob Dylan.

Now as the singer-songwriter turned 75,

we go back to the beginning.

I'm Greg Kot.

And I'm Jim Deregatus.

We'll look back at Dylan's rise from an unknown folky to a rock and roll icon.

That's all coming up on Sound Opinions.

This is Sound Opinions, Jim, and we're going to be devoting most of this show to Bob Dylan on the occasion of his 75th birthday.

And you and I have had numerous encounters with Bob, at least on stage.

And it's always funny to hear stories that musicians

have about Dylan playing with Dylan on stage one of his bass players once

told me that Dylan would famously go on stage without a real idea just say

just follow me you know no set list you follow me I'm I'll I'll set you off with the

right court and as soon as the song would begin he would turn his back on the band so nobody in the

band knew exactly what Bob was playing, what court he was playing, just to throw them off.

You know, talk about a sense of humor, right?

A perverse sense of humor.

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