Why Bob Dylan’s Nobel prize win blurs the cultural line
WHEN the Beatles first visited America in 1964, having just topped the charts for the first time and with fan hysteria already well established, Paul McCartney was asked by a reporter where he saw the group’s music in Western culture. “You must be kidding with that question,” McCartney shot back. “Culture? It’s not culture.” What is it then? the reporter asked. “It’s a good laugh,” said the singer. That’s all popular music was back...
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