President Obama spoke to Rolling Stone about his interaction with Bob Dylan when Dylan was invited to perform “The Times They Are A Changing” at the White House.
“He wouldn’t come to the rehearsal; usually, all these guys are practising before the set in the evening. He didn’t want to take a picture with me; usually all the talent is dying to take a picture with me and Michelle before the show, but he didn’t show up to that.
“He finishes the song, steps off the stage – I’m sitting right in the front row – comes up, shakes my hand, sort of tips his head, gives me just a little grin and then leaves. And that was it. He left. That was our only interaction with him.”
Kinda weird right, if preferable to McCartney sucking at the President’s teat.
Dylan is on record as supporting Obama so I am guessing this is a Church and State thingy. How can you be Bob Dylan and embedded in power?
Personally, and I know I am feeling a little alone about now, but I think Barack has done a pretty good job given the mess he was handed. I mean, the country was on the verge of bankruptcy when Bam took power. If he had lost the plot you could be looking at a Great Depression that made the Great Depression look like the good ol’ days.
I wasn’t expecting a miracle when Barack Obama took office. What i was hoping for was a man who could halt the collapse of the USA. This he has done. Could it all go South? Sure. the nation is very fragile. But so far so good.
As for Dylan? Good for him. Power corrupts -keep away from it.