ARTIST STATEMENT

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“Bob Dylan lyrics have been painting pictures in my head sinse I was a kid. As I get older, the mental pictures flake off and reveal hidden pictures beneath. They continue to reveal new meanings the more I learn about history, politics, and social issues, and the more I develop as a songwriter myself.

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This series demonstrates multiple aproaches. Some simply depict the words at face value. Some are drawings of what I think the hidden meanings are. And some are deliberate misinturpretations. One never really knows if their interpretation is accurate because Dylan is so vaguely specific.

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Bob once told pestering reporters that he himself doesn’t know what his lyrics mean. I used to believe that, but I was so much older then. I’m younger than that now.”

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-Dave Russo