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In reply to the discussion: Don't Know how I feel about Bob Dylan's big deal. [View all]MineralMan
(147,084 posts)13. His stuff; his choice.
Why do we feel we have some sort of ownership of celebrities? I don't get that.
Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and a few other performers played a big role in my thinking in the early 1960s. They woke me up to things I didn't know, and made me think. I appreciated their music and poetry, but never once did I feel I had any ownership of their work.
They should do as they see fit with it, as, like me, they come closer to the end of their lives.
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I've been over Dylan since he rage screamed his greatest hits at me in concert nearly 20 years ago.
NightWatcher
Dec 2020
#1
I saw Merle Haggard open for him. You could tell there was no sound check.
NightWatcher
Dec 2020
#14
I've seen him about 10 times over the past 20 years....half the times were GREAT...
cbdo2007
Dec 2020
#31
Lol, I love that one in the Allstate commercial with the woman rolling down the street!
cwydro
Dec 2020
#49
Cashing in, can't take it with you, Stevie Nicks is selling her rights too, its their money, do it
Baclava
Dec 2020
#8
Commercials have used Dylan's music before. It's legal as long as they pay royalties. An example --
Hoyt
Dec 2020
#9
Artists have to give permission for their songs to be used in commercials
StarfishSaver
Dec 2020
#26
Would royalties pay out $300 million over the years? Maybe he doesn't think so.
blueinredohio
Dec 2020
#15
Songs from that era are beginning to lose their impact anyways....love Dylan and his music, but
cbdo2007
Dec 2020
#33
I sincerely vacate that one point of mine since I have zero knowledge of that topic.
UTUSN
Dec 2020
#56