@robotmachine Seconding your request for shhhhh! re: notable artists I love. At the risk of breaking my own rule, I'll say especially Neil Young and Paul McCartney, given last/this weekend's sweet shows that I cannot attend.
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine... This profile of Leonard Cohen includes an extended quote by Dylan discussing Cohen's lyrical and compositional style that's amazing to read.
I've always found it striking to read critical writing from somebody better known for writing in impressionist or evocative styles; among the best of them the result is too accurate and pointed to even be called brutal. It's as if they'd been holding back on for too long, waiting for permission to speak directly rather than evasively.
This profile of Leonard Cohen includes an extended quote by Dylan discussing Cohen's lyrical and compositional style that's amazing to read.
I've always found it striking to read critical writing from somebody better known for writing in impressionist or evocative styles; among the best of them the result is too accurate and pointed to even be called brutal. It's as if they'd been holding back on for too long, waiting for permission to speak directly rather than evasively.