Andrew Motion

Bob Dylan — from respected young songwriter to Voice of a Generation

After the release of his first LP in March 1962, Dylan’s life changed overnight — until four years later it all got too much for him, says Clinton Heylin

The dark glasses had become habitual: Bob Dylan in London in 1966. Credit: Getty Images
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  • The Double Life of Bob Dylan: Volume I: 1941–1966 A Restless, Hungry Feeling

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    Bodley Head, pp. 720, £30

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