Ginsberg on Idiot Wind
This is just part of the Ginsberg section in the book ‘NYC Babylon: From Beat To Punk’ by Victor Bockris, published by Omnibus Press.
There is a lot more about Dylan but this bit blew my mind. Ginsberg pins down with quite alarming accuracy and insight some of the truly rare and unique magic Dylan makes onstage. I hope Dylan has read what his friend Allen had to say about
him as a poet, and a performer.
The interview was taped in Dec 77. He’s talking here about Idiot Wind:
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