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Some might joke that his vocal chords are indeed much older, but celebrated folk legend Bob Dylan turned 70-years-old on Tuesday. Recently audio has surfaced from 1966, in which the singer speaks to a good friend during a flight from Nebraska to Colorado about struggling with addiction and contemplating suicide. It’s the latest in a […]
Some might joke that his vocal chords are indeed much older, but celebrated folk legend Bob Dylan turned 70-years-old on Tuesday. Recently audio has surfaced from 1966, in which the singer speaks to a good friend during a flight from Nebraska to Colorado about struggling with addiction and contemplating suicide. It’s the latest in a long narrative about a truly singular singer whose mysteries are still being revealed. We take a listen to some of the audio in question, and music that made Dylan a force of musical nature.