Chapter 517 Difficulty in choosing(1/2)
He is unpredictable and independent.
He profoundly changed the face of music and became a symbol of North American culture.
He is Bob Dylan, the greatest musician, artist, and writer of all time.
——Martin Scorsese.
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Bob Dylan's original name is Robert Allen Zimmerman.
In college, due to his childhood influenced by the mining town in his hometown, he began to form a band and seek opportunities to perform.
North America in the fifties was not like now, as was the present, with the Virgin Mary who called for national equality everywhere.
Soon, Robert Allen Zimmerman discovered that his Jewish identity would be discriminated against and unfairly treated almost anywhere.
So he changed the name with distinct Jewish characteristics and gave himself a stage name, Bob Dylan.
The name comes from a man named Dylan Thomas in Minnesota, an unknown little person.
Throughout the world's history, there has never been anyone who is as unemployed as Bob Dylan and can do the best in anything.
At first, Bob Dylan only liked to sing.
If you know the music market in North America in the 1940s and 1950s, there are clear traces in Bob Dylan's early works that Bob Dylan is not essentially different from any other talented musician, and will also be influenced by his predecessors.
For example, a band called "Gehe.Bluecaps" profoundly influenced Bob Dylan's early rock style.
In the 1960s, when Bob Dylan made his mark in North American music scene, he was obviously imitating the Beatles in dressing.
In Bob Dylan's first album, Bob Dylan, you can also see traces left by Hank Williams, a folk singer from the 40s, and John Nair, a country music master born in the 19th century.
Interestingly, although Bob Dylan formed a rock band as early as high school and performed locally.
But after signing with CBS Records, Bob Dylan's "personality" was a pure folk idol in the first few years.
Acoustic guitar, organ, harmonica are all his music.
Until the British invasion led by the Beatles almost destroyed the North American record industry.
Bob Dylan realized that the North American music scene had to change.
So he put down the acoustic guitar, started the electric guitar again, and replaced the wrinkled denim suit with a fashionable suit.
This "betrayal" behavior caused Bob Dylan to be boycotted by fans and gave him the nickname "Judas".
Pete Siegel, the leader of the folk song industry at that time, even cut off the cable of the megaphone with an axe at Bob Dylan's concert, forcibly interrupting the "deviant" performance.
However, no matter what the outside world thinks, Bob Dylan will always do his own thing.
Even in the early 1970s, Bob Dylan was no longer satisfied with singing and practicing troupes, and began to try more possibilities.
Acting in movies, writing poetry collections, and publishing novels.
It would be fine if it was just a fun game, but this genius who is versatile can do the best in anything.
Nobel Prize in Literature, British Film and Television Arts Award, Pulitzer Prize (News Award), French Medal of Art, Golden Globe, Oscar...
As for Bob Dylan's "self-employed job", the number of times he was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame alone was as high as six times, and there were countless other awards.
Even if you don’t calculate works other than music, Bob Dylan released more than 30 albums in his life (not counting as Live), with more than 500 songs.
Even if you remove the rural, popular, or all works that do not fall into the category of "folk rock", there are hundreds of them left.
If you want to select a classic that is representative enough from so many works to form an album, you must also consider the issue of style and theme fusion between the songs.
This song selection alone made Roger feel desperate.
"Kno.Heaven's.Door" is a must-have song, and this song is the core of this album.
In addition, the two songs, "Like A. Rollyanlingled.Up.In.Blue)" can be said to be the two most classic songs among all Bob Dylan's rock works, and they are also a must-have.
But the three songs are obviously not enough to support a complete album, and there is no obvious difference in the quality of other works.
How to make a decision is indeed an extremely difficult thing, especially since Roger has been infected with choice difficulties recently by Anne, making it even more difficult to make a decision.
"MD, this job is impossible! Strike!"
Roger angrily threw his mouse and shouted outside the door: "Tina, call Anne and Rick and ask them to come and have hot pot tonight!"
Whether you like your job or not, work itself is a painful thing.
Only hot pot can temporarily climb out of this abyss of pain.
Of course, there are many things that work better than hot pot.
But the limelight has been too serious recently, and Roger couldn't even think about it.
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Annie made an appointment with a few girls to go shopping in Beverly Hills, but she didn't come to the appointment.
There were only two people in Roger and Fatty for dinner.
"No one robbed you today."
Roger joked: "You can finally have enough food without Annie bullying you."
"It seems that I am the only one who is afraid of her."
The fat man curled his lips and picked up a piece of tender lamb. After a few seconds of boiling water, he picked it up. The meat was still covered with blood, but the fat man ate it with relish: "Who did you think this thing was invented? It was simply a genius!"
"How could I know this?"
Roger curled his lips and also picked up the mutton and put it in the pot to rinse it, but he rinsed it for a while and then picked it up until it was cooked thoroughly. While dipping it in sesame sauce, he said, "Who cares about the history of what you eat? Will you still study who the inventor of the burger when you eat a burger?"
"I really know this."
Anne was away, and the fat man seemed to let himself go and immediately entered the barbecue mode: "Hamburger is in Wisconsin, a man named [Hamburger-Naglin] invented it about 120 years ago. However, he only improved the modern American burger based on the traditional German burger. If you trace back to the ancient times, you can find its prototype in the remains of the Tatars."
Roger: "…"
How should I answer this?
Write the word "官网" or retort it?
Waiting online, it's quite urgent!
After thinking for a long time, he couldn't think of how to fight back. Roger buried his head and ate meat silently, pretending that he didn't hear anything.
The fat man seemed to simply give Roger a picture of the origin of the burger, and there was no other meaning.
Seeing that Roger did not respond, the fat man didn't care.
After eating for a while, the fat man suddenly spoke, "By the way, you said, why did Dismasen kill Tiratamis? Are they not lovers?"
"What? Who is Tiratamis?"
Roger was confused and didn't understand what the fat man asked at all.
"That novel."
Since Roger brought the fat man into the pit of online literature, he has never been able to get out of it.
Not only did he learn Chinese specifically, he even began to discuss the plot with Roger: "In "Blasphemy", the destruction god Dismasen, isn't Richard the protagonist of "City of Sin"? Isn't the creator god Tiratemis the barbarian girl in "City of Sin"? The two of them should be in a relationship. Why did Dismasen kill Tiratemis in "City of Sin"? "In "Blasphemy", Dismasen wanted to kill Tiratemis?"
Roger: "…"
You ask me who will I ask?!
Also, you just read an online novel. Do you want to be so immersed in the show?
Are you still using textual research?
Roger has been tortured by the new album's song selection these days and has no time to chase the updates.
Although I have read it in my previous life, who can tell the specific details of a novel that I haven't read for several years?
Roger naturally couldn't answer the fat man's question, so he could only say one sentence: "I don't know, you should ask the author."
After thinking about it, Roger added: "If you want to send him a blade, remember to send me one for you."
"Is it like sending a blade? It means death threats like sending a bullet? Will he call the police?"
The fat man suddenly turned into a curious baby.
But after asking for a while, when Roger ignored it, he stopped asking. While eating hot pot, he sighed: "I used to think that Martin's collection of poems was the limit of beautiful words. After learning Chinese, he realized that Chinese is the most wonderful language in the world."
"Elyssis, I am only twenty-four years old this year. I still have some capital to pursue my dreams, and I also have the courage to burn my boats and push them back. Maybe in a few years, I will never regret it. No matter what I lose this time, I will always have to bet on my dreams in my life!"
The fat man recited a line from "Blasphemy", with his tone of ups and downs, just like the arias in operas of old times.
"In a few years, you will be almost forty-two!"
Roger couldn't help but mocked: "You should be glad you are a billionaire, otherwise, if you are old and fat guy like you, it's impossible for a woman to like you."
“…”
The fat man looked at Roger, then looked down at himself, and he felt as wronged as a baby of more than 300 pounds.
Roger seemed to realize that the joke was a bit too much, and immediately picked up a plate of tripe and put it in front of the fat man, saying, "Try this, this is delicious, and it's awesome with hot pot!"
For most fat people, being broad-minded is probably the biggest advantage.
To be continued...