Music legend Bob
Dylan has
slammed critics for accusing him off plagiarism, saying folk and jazz music have a rich tradition of quotation.
Dylan, considered one of the most influencial musicians of all time, has been accused off copying lines from Japanese writer Junichi Saga’s book and Henry Timrod’s Civil War poetry in his albums — Love and Theft and Modern Times in the past.
Now, in an interview to the Rolling Stone magazine, Dylan claims that he does not see anything wrong in getting inspiration which is a common thing among artists. “Oh, yeah, in folk and jazz, quotation is a rich and enriching tradition. That certainly is true. It’s true for everybody, but me. There are different rules for me. “And as far as Henry Timrod is concerned, have you even heard of him? Who’s been reading him lately? … And ask his descendants what they think of the hoopla… Wussies and pussies complain about that stuff,” Dylan said.
The 71-year-old singer-songwriter, claimed that the same people called him ‘Judas’ when he converted from acoustic folk to electric rock.
“These are the same people that tried to pin the name Judas on me. Judas, the most hated name in human history! If you think you’ve been called a bad name, try to work your way out from under that.
Yeah, and for what? For playing an electric guitar? As if that is in some kind of way equitable to betraying our Lord and delivering him up to be crucified,” Dylan said. (PTI)