David Dalton (1) (1945–2022)

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"No entiendo por qué medio mundo sigue llorando"... cuando el otro medio sigue llorando también. No me cuadra. A ver estás con tío un día... Y. claro, a lo mejor quieres estar con él trescientos sesenta y cinco. Estás un solo día. Pues bueno, ¿sabes qué te digo? Que más vale que ese único día sea toda tu vida...Porque, si claro, puedes ponerte a llorar por los otros trescientos sesenta y cuatro, pero entonces perderás ese único día y es todo lo que tienes. A eso hay que llamarlo amor. Eso es lo que es. si lo tienes hoy, no lo querrás mañana, porque no lo necesitas. Porque en realidad, como descubrimos en el tren, el mañana nunca llega a suceder. Cada puto día que pasa es el mismo de siempre.
CÓMICA Y CÓSMICA, TRÁGICA E INTENSA COMO LA LETRA DE CUALQUIER BLUES… (mais)

More of an essay than a biography on Dylan, David Dalton a journalist type takes a look at the chameleon nature throughout his years primarily from a perspective of his music. No question of the iconic nature of this man but his aura of mystery and elusiveness is the focus here. Dalton looks at Dylan's seeming evolution but in reality his outright change, again and again. And that chord is what bogs the book down some, the non-stop repetition of trying to define both the man and that changeability.

Biographies often bring out what their subject is going through in their personal life, their triumphs and challenges. This is limited in the book as we don't much on his personal relationships and such things. They are there but Dalton does not explore them in depth. On the other hand the writing flows well and is on balance an entertaining read. We are left with some ideas as to Dylan's motives and peccadilloes, but this troubadour of his generation remains the enigma he seems to want to project.… (mais)