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Watched "Don't Look Back" Bob Dylan docu. 120 how musicians treated journos
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Date: January 29th, 2026 10:30 AM Author: cell phones I know journalists have a bad reputation now, and I suspect most political reporting in the 60s-90s was equally propagandistic.
But a conceit of this shitty Bob Dylan rockumentary is that its totally cool and funny and justified to treat the reporters sent to cover him like total shit. And Ive seen everyone from Mick Jagger to Kurt Cobain do the same shit.
In most cases, these Dylan-assigned reporters are either older square dudes sent on a curious job to interview this new celeb, or younger dudes excited about the hip assignment.
In all cases, they are polite - if naive. And in all cases, they are certainly lower middle class normal guys who definitely struggle with bills and such.
And Dylan, already rich as fuck, shits all over them. And then includes long stretches in his tour documentary, obv counting on his audience thinking this is so cool.
None of the journos have the wherewithal to point out, "You Mr. Dylan are rich beyond my dreams, can and will fuck hundreds of teens, and ring a bell to have gourmet cuisine brought to you, all while positioning yourself as a poor man's artiste. Im a working guy and you are rude and condescending as hell. My whole job is help your career and your attitude is to ruin mine. What the fuck?"
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Date: January 29th, 2026 10:40 AM Author: Guy Debord It is even more egregious when you realize that about 50% of his aura as this GREAT ARTISTE is due to these journos. His music is, for the most part, boring. "Oooooh, but the lyrics!" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5828275&forum_id=2#49630009) |
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Date: January 29th, 2026 10:49 AM Author: 1 Fat Englishman I Fuck Anything. part of the rock star mythos was smarting off and 'sticking it' to establishment journalists -- beginning with The Beatles landing at JFK in 1964 and continuing for 50 years.
nowadays, musicians end up in these absurd interviews with faggoty narcissistic millennial/gen-z podcasters who can't play straight-journalist-foil to the rock star and act out and make themselves the center of attention. so the rock star ends up looking like a dildo, not the cool smartass. |
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Date: January 29th, 2026 11:13 AM Author: UhOh counterpart to this is that back then there was YUGE gap between guys like dylan and the old dudes interviewing him. it must have been really annoying to face their retarded questions all the time, having to explain the most basic aspects of your work to someone who clearly does not and cannot get it. at least now they can find hipster podcasters who are actually into what they're doing and have some level of baseline knowledge.
but hey we got ballad of a thin man out of it. |
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Date: January 29th, 2026 11:24 AM Author: 1 Fat Englishman I Fuck Anything. true, but that tension was part of the 'schtick,' part of what made rock music seem genuinely subversive. now it's just become another 'nerd' fandom basically. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5828275&forum_id=2#49630095) |
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Date: January 29th, 2026 10:59 AM Author: SkaddenArse kurt cobain was probably the biggest asshole walking the planet during his run. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5828275&forum_id=2#49630037) |
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Date: January 29th, 2026 11:05 AM Author: cooked unc Bob Dylan is just a dickhead and if you liked him growing up your gay ass parents had too much influence on you. I blame millennials for having to still constantly hear about Dylan and the Beatles. Go the fuck away already it's the 21st century. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5828275&forum_id=2#49630056) |
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Date: January 29th, 2026 1:37 PM Author: Matthias of Redwall Did Nothing Wrong #Cornflower I enjoyed this poast-moniker synergy, ty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5828275&forum_id=2#49630516) |
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Date: January 29th, 2026 11:10 AM Author: Jared Baumeister Lemmy was 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5828275&forum_id=2#49630070) |
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Date: January 29th, 2026 11:19 AM Author: ,..,,,,,,....,,,..., Why should a musician be likable? The job is to be entertaining, not to be your friend. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5828275&forum_id=2#49630087) |
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Date: January 29th, 2026 1:46 PM Author: UhOh you need to be *extremely* likable for a small section of the public, which necessarily means you need to be dislikable for a lot of other people. there is no middle path in the arts, you have to commit to something and find your audience. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5828275&forum_id=2#49630579) |
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Date: January 29th, 2026 1:53 PM Author: My real dad left at 11, brother. Is there an Annual Award for Most Surprising XO Hot Take? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5828275&forum_id=2#49630609) |
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Date: January 29th, 2026 1:55 PM Author: (._.`) ( * *) it was all about antiestablishmentarianism back then and somewhat now. Youths identify with this ethos, and in turn, musicians write songs about the zeitgeist. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5828275&forum_id=2#49630626) |
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Date: January 29th, 2026 2:02 PM Author: man o' war (🫶🏾) Boomers are just awful people. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5828275&forum_id=2#49630660) |
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Date: January 29th, 2026 2:04 PM Author: Matthias of Redwall Did Nothing Wrong #Cornflower Many are noticing this! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5828275&forum_id=2#49630669) |