I've always loved the contrast in Dylan (
Bob Dylan) of complex thoughts put in a
really simple way. Everyone talks of him as a great poet, but he can
also write a great pop song, and combine the two. I'd compare him to
William Burroughs (
William S. Burroughs) with his grasp of
language. They both go off on these mad tangents and then have one
sentence where they nail it. Dylan has complete control over a phrase:
he'll use it to its full potential. He also changes the whole time. If
you listen to "Freewheelin'...", he'll sing songs which are very
political, like "Masters of War", then the next moment he'll be singing
a real love song.
