34 LIFE BOB DYLAN
INSPIRATIONS
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s we have said, Dylan soaked up everything he saw or heard: how to sing, how to
play, how to write, how to perform. His influences range from white-bread ’50s
pop bands to soulful Depression-era African American folksingers, from the fierc-
est rock ’n’ rollers to traditional acoustic-guitar balladeers. Here, pieces of Dylan.ABC PHOTO ARCHIVES/GETTY
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