BOB DYLAN, ALIVE AND KICKING!

Robert Allen Zimmerman, folk rock singer and songwriter, very well-known under the name of Bob Dylan after the late Welsh poet Dylan, was born in 1941 in Minnesota (USA). In his 71 birthday today we congratulate him with this piece of writing.

Being a teenager in 1961, he moved to New York and was regular in cafes in Greenwich Village. In 1964, he first became popular with ¨Blowing in the wind¨ and ¨The times they are changing¨, two songs that became anthems for social issues such as war and civil rights. He became the voice of the generation transforming culture all around the world. He also started to have a big influence like ¨The Beatles¨ and ¨Jimmi Hendrix¨.

In 1965, he is very unpredictable, changing and continuing reinventing himself. He passed then from plugged (electric) to unplugged (acoustic) music, like his first hit ¨Like a rolling stone¨.

In the sixties, he was at his creative pick and critics tried to get desperately in Dylan´s head because his lyrics were not direct but always giving two meanings. He brought sophistication and a sense of poetry with his song writings that had no precedence.

In 1966 he had a motorcycle accident which kept him apart for a year but after his recovery he recorded new material with his band and recorded classics like ¨Blood on the tracks¨.

From the 80´s, he began touring all the time and even in 2006 he had a number one album. In 2011, he also announced tour dates in Taiwan, Vietnam and Australia.

Bob Dylan influenced everybody. No musician has had a bigger impact on the American pop music as him.

¨A hero is somebody who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom¨, Bob Dylan.