Bob Dylan: critics who called me Judas can rot in hell...
[GENE says the same ... about his critics]American folk star Bob Dylan hits out at "wussies and pussies" who have been critical of him in a magazine interview.
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Folk singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has attacked critics of his work, saying they can "rot in hell".
When asked by Rolling Stone magazine about criticism of his use of other writers' quotes in his songs, the 71-year-old musician said:
"Oh, yeah, in folk and jazz, quotation is a rich and enriching tradition. That certainly is true. It's true for everybody, but me. There are different rules for me."
He went on: "Wussies and pussies complain about that stuff. It's an old thing – it's part of the tradition. These are the same people that tried to pin the name Judas on me. Judas, the most hated name in human history!
"Yeah, and for what? For playing an electric guitar? As if that is in some kind of way equitable to betraying our Lord and delivering him up to be crucified. All those evil mother------- can rot in hell."
In the same interview, he also said the stigma of slavery ruined America and he doubts the country can get rid of the shame because it was "founded on the backs of slaves."
The veteran musician said that in America "people (are) at each other's throats just because they are of a different colour," adding that "it will hold any nation back." He also says that black people know that some white people "didn't want to give up slavery."
"If slavery had been given up in a more peaceful way, America would be far ahead today."
When asked if President Barack Obama was helping to shift a change, Dylan said: "I don't have any opinion on that. You have to change your heart if you want to change."
The interview covers a wide range of topics, including what he really thought about 2007 biopic I'm Not There, which was inspired by his life story, and how he was stopped by the police in New Jersey in the United States in 2009.
Dylan's 35th studio album, Tempest, came out on Monday.
The veteran musician said that in America "people (are) at each other's throats just because they are of a different colour," adding that "it will hold any nation back." He also says that black people know that some white people "didn't want to give up slavery."
"If slavery had been given up in a more peaceful way, America would be far ahead today."
When asked if President Barack Obama was helping to shift a change, Dylan said: "I don't have any opinion on that. You have to change your heart if you want to change."
The interview covers a wide range of topics, including what he really thought about 2007 biopic I'm Not There, which was inspired by his life story, and how he was stopped by the police in New Jersey in the United States in 2009.
Dylan's 35th studio album, Tempest, came out on Monday.
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