How many roads must a man walk down, before you can call him a man?

Lyrical genius, musical chameleon, larger-than-life icon... these are only a few of the words used to describe Bob Dylan, the greatest songwriter of all time. With his poignant social commentary expressed through his songs, Dylan was the sixties... and nobody since has actually managed to be so iconic.

Perhaps just as impressive is how Dylan managed to continue to create five-star albums throughout the seventies, to a lesser extent the eighties, through the nineties and even to this day. And still, Dylan retains his iconic image, even in old age.



Need anything else be said?






edit: Somebody do one on Ringo, it will make my life.

I'm not a big Talking Heads fan but that is by far the best interview Ive ever seen.

Notice that he's playing both parts, that is, the interviewer and the interviewee.

We've seen David Byrne in drag, now our lives are complete.

Bump for more icons. Post them up, I like this thread.

Aside from fronting three of the biggest punk bands in musical history (Minor Threat, Embrace & Fugazi), Ian MacKaye set an achievement of personal integrity that few entrepreneurial musicians have even come close to touching. While other musicians elect to just focus on their job in the studio, MacKaye's intensely self-righteous business ethic extended to pretty much every aspect of his touring act as well:

No self promotion.
No merch.
No roadies, no drivers, no managers, no hotel rooms.
$5 shows.

From the early '80s onwards, MacKaye's D.C. label, Dischord Records, was a proprietary force in the burgeoning post-hardcore scene; plenty of the roster have gone onto punk immortality: Nation of Ulysses, Rites of Spring, Dag Nasty, Lungfish among others. None of their LPs were ever offered for over $10.

I paid $12 for 13 songs from dischord :D. Great pick though and I am eternally grateful for seeing Fugazi live in '89. Just a pity I was too young to really take it all in.

yeah but you didn't buy it directly from the label (like most people who bought punk albums in the '80s), did you?

Yes I did :thumb: I had to buy a postal order and convert the money over. Those were the days...