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When President Jimmy Carter took the stage at the recent MusiCares event, he honored Bob Dylan for “a lifetime dedication to human rights.”
Carter also stated that Dylan’s lyrics are “more precise… and permanent than anything said by a president of the United States.”
According to Billboard,
Dylan then gave "one of the greatest acceptance speeches in the 25 years of the event.”
His words were filled with gratitude for mentors and supporters, yet included a bit of the sting for critics that Dylan is famous for.
Dylan admitted, “Right from the start, my songs were divisive.” In
answer to critics, he offered this quote from Sam Cooke:
Voices are not to be measured by how
pretty they are. They’re to be measured by
whether they’re telling the truth.
Which is a good rule of thumb for life in general, especially when attempting to knock on heaven’s door…
Resources
http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/grammys/bob-dylan-dazzles-musicares-gala-with-bold-speech/ar-AA96vw9
Copyright February 9, 2015 by Linda Van Slyke All Rights Reserved
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