Bob Dylan at 80: Even in love songs, Dylan’s polemical streak shines through
The court may not have convicted William Zantzinger, who “killed poor Hattie Carroll, with a cane that he twirled around…
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Bob Dylan at 80: Perfect voices don’t survive the years. Dylan’s imperfections adapt
The point about Dylan’s voice is that it is his voice and that his lyrics are written for that voice.
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Bob Dylan at 80: His freedom spoke to me as a young almost-musician
No, I wasn’t picking up my life after a doomed marriage and heading down Highway 61. But I was out…
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Bob Dylan at 80: His paintings are of a piece with the folk roots of his music
Dylan’s main subject in his artwork is quotidian America, light on people and redolent with atmosphere – ennui, melancholy and…
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Who is Bob Dylan?
New Statesman contributors reflect on the many facets of his character and career.
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Will Young Q&A: “My true essence is being a host on Antiques Roadshow“
The singer discusses Nelson Mandela, The Untethered Soul by Michael Alan Singer and his relationship with social media.
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Men tend to think they’re the authority on music – but I have learned to fight my corner
I’ve been banging the feminist drum for 40 years, but when I reflect on my early song lyrics I realise that…
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“Lockdown brought a sense of madness”: a conversation between Johnny Flynn and Robert Macfarlane
Folk musician and actor Johnny Flynn speaks to his friend, the nature writer Robert Macfarlane, about lockdown, the natural world…
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