Two of my favorite people in Dylan world--great talk, Erin and Court! I felt like we were back in Odense at a sidewalk cafe. Although I must admit that at times the two-chair setup and psychologically probing discussion had me thinking more of a Dr. Melfi session with Tony Soprano (if he were a Viking).
I totally agree with you about how liberating and transformative it feels to break down those barriers between the professional and the personal. I see that happening increasingly in all of our work on Dylan, and the other Dylanologists whose writing I most admire, and I think it's the right path. Yes, of course, we do our research and bring our intellectual and academic perspectives to bear in making sense of Dylan's art. But if we're not also looking inward and searching for why it matters to us, then we're not honoring Dylan's philosophy that "It's what a song makes you feel about your own life that's important."
Thank you, Graley! Your work is definitely on the forefront of this generation with its depth and scope. You’re an inspiration to me, and I’m grateful to work with you. Odense was so special that it was a treat to revisit it with Court. Ha! I agree about the setup. Maybe we need to change it up a bit.
A superb conversation! I loved the discussion about how certain songs/moments remain indelible in our minds. Tracing these resonances seems to be what links this discussion of Erin and Court's with Graley's current Substack project.
I can only second Graley’s beautiful comment. The friendships and personal connections are what I carry with me the most after Odense, but of course the subject of the conference informed our conversations and had a big impact on the bonds that were formed and deepened. Really lovely to hear you two talk about the experience some more. The vibes were truly immaculate!
Thank you, Laura! As we have discussed, I feel so fortunate to be among our group of friends and colleagues, who, like you, are adding to the Dylan conversation in the most interesting and insightful ways. 💜
Two of my favorite people in Dylan world--great talk, Erin and Court! I felt like we were back in Odense at a sidewalk cafe. Although I must admit that at times the two-chair setup and psychologically probing discussion had me thinking more of a Dr. Melfi session with Tony Soprano (if he were a Viking).
I totally agree with you about how liberating and transformative it feels to break down those barriers between the professional and the personal. I see that happening increasingly in all of our work on Dylan, and the other Dylanologists whose writing I most admire, and I think it's the right path. Yes, of course, we do our research and bring our intellectual and academic perspectives to bear in making sense of Dylan's art. But if we're not also looking inward and searching for why it matters to us, then we're not honoring Dylan's philosophy that "It's what a song makes you feel about your own life that's important."
Thank you, Graley! Your work is definitely on the forefront of this generation with its depth and scope. You’re an inspiration to me, and I’m grateful to work with you. Odense was so special that it was a treat to revisit it with Court. Ha! I agree about the setup. Maybe we need to change it up a bit.
Thanks, Graley. Best comment so far. I would be honored to be Viking Tony!
A superb conversation! I loved the discussion about how certain songs/moments remain indelible in our minds. Tracing these resonances seems to be what links this discussion of Erin and Court's with Graley's current Substack project.
Thank you, Rob. You were missed in Denmark, to be sure. ☺️
I can only second Graley’s beautiful comment. The friendships and personal connections are what I carry with me the most after Odense, but of course the subject of the conference informed our conversations and had a big impact on the bonds that were formed and deepened. Really lovely to hear you two talk about the experience some more. The vibes were truly immaculate!
Thank you, Laura! As we have discussed, I feel so fortunate to be among our group of friends and colleagues, who, like you, are adding to the Dylan conversation in the most interesting and insightful ways. 💜