Bob Dylan for sure. He expanded subject matter, he was the one who told John Lennon that he should stop it with all the love songs and try and push it. He was there in New York when the folk scene was really blooming, and conquered it, hanging with Allen Ginsberg and all the poets. Bob Dylan is without a doubt the most influential artist on that list. I say that with confidence, because everyone who voted Beatles actually voted for a combination of Bob Dylan and The Beach Boys. And I'm saying that from the perspective of someone who has consumed the Beatles catalog. I mean, their like my favorite band, but it's true.
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The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.
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