Andy Gill assess the circumstances behind Dylan's most famous songs, tracing the artist's progress from young tyro folkie to acclaimed protest singer, and through the subsequent changes which saw him invent folk-rock, transform rock 'n' roll with symbolist poetry, then retreat into country-tinged conservatism.
Andy Gill started as a freelance writer for NME in 1977 and went on to become chief rock critic for the Independent, a role he held for more than 25 years. He also wrote for Uncut, Q, Empire and Mojo magazines. He died in 2019.