Bob Dylan San Francisco Press Conference 1965

The same day this interview took place, The Beatles released Rubber Soul and The Who released their debut album, My Generation. Just thought I give a little trivia for all you comment scrollers. Hope you enjoyed it and have a great day!!!

A man who loves ideas being confronted by a crowd who loves facts.

"I think of myself as more of a song & dance man..." Priceless.

One thing that always struck me about Bob Dylan is that his accent sounds like the accent of a guy born 40 years later. Like he sounds like a Gen X guy born in 1941. It's fascinating. His cadence and manner of speaking makes it feel like he isn't living in the same reality as these people.

He was 24 years old during this conference.

He was a pleasant and polite kid with a good sense of humor. A very likable guy.

He was just a kid, and the public put a lot of pressure on him. Cute as a button really.

25:00 for those who don't know, "Freeze Out" was the working title for what would eventually be one of Dylan's greatest songs: Visions of Johanna

Back when the press would ask a singer/songwriter, "What poets do you dig?"

Hard to imagine any musician today being considered important enough to justify a press conference.

He side-steps their attempts to trap him in a controversial answer beautifully, while still maintaining an amiable and relaxed demeanor with that classic Bob Dylan breezy smile and easy charisma. What an effortlessly magnetic human being. No one else like him

I met bob dylan in cleveland,ohio on july 17,1991. I was walking around down by lake erie and looked up and here comes bob dylan. I stood still and he came up to me to shake my hand. Very nice to me.

People thought a picture of Dylan sitting on the steps wearing a T-shirt had some cosmic meaning

As hip and cool as Dylan seems, there is a mild, tame, and sweet midwestern ethic that runs through his work and personality.

Its really bizarre how these reporters look and feel like they are from another planet. Dylan is the most mellow,grounded vibe in the room,calm,relaxed,responsive.He handles their questions gracefully with humor although you can see he is irritated by them.

My role is to stay here as long as I can .... 2020 still here ... legend 🙏🏻

Bob Dylan: coughs Everybody in that room: HaHAHAHAHAHA

he doesn't let himself be pigeonholed, pinned down, or defined by other people. good life lessons for us all

13:50 “My role is to stay here as long as I can.” Mission accomplished Bob

I was lucky enough to meet Bob in his dressing room after his very first concert in England at the Royal Festival Hall. It was a year or so before this interview when he only had two albums out and was working on 'Times are a Changing' He came across as someone who was slightly phased by all the attention he was getting - I remember him saying as we jostled towards his taxi later and the crowd outside pushed towards him ''' stop pushing you guys - I thought you liked me ''? He always had that laconic sense of humour, which I found was extremely endearing . Fifty five years or more have gone by and he is still the most famous musician I have met in person and I still play and love his music today.