{"id":94043,"date":"2020-06-16T16:11:41","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T20:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=94043"},"modified":"2020-06-16T18:15:57","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T22:15:57","slug":"bob-dylan-nails-our-current-cultural-moment-in-a-recent-interview-good-news-in-todays-world-is-like-a-fugitive-treated-like-a-hoodlum-and-put-on-the-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=94043","title":{"rendered":"Bob Dylan Nails our current cultural moment in a recent interview–‘Good news in today\u2019s world is like a fugitive, treated like a hoodlum and put on the run’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why didn\u2019t more people pay attention to Little Richard\u2019s gospel music?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Probably because gospel music is the music of good news and in these days there just isn\u2019t any. Good news in today\u2019s world is like a fugitive, treated like a hoodlum and put on the run. Castigated. All we see is good-for-nothing news. And we have to thank the media industry for that. It stirs people up. Gossip and dirty laundry. Dark news that depresses and horrifies you.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, gospel news is exemplary. It can give you courage. You can pace your life accordingly, or try to, anyway. And you can do it with honor and principles. There are theories of truth in gospel but to most people it\u2019s unimportant. Their lives are lived out too fast. Too many bad influences. Sex and politics and murder is the way to go if you want to get people\u2019s attention. It excites us, that\u2019s our problem.<\/p>\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere\u2019s definitely a lot more anxiety and nervousness around now than there used to be,\u201d said Bob Dylan in a rare, wide-ranging interview about mortality, history and his new album, \u201cRough and Rowdy Ways,\u201d which comes out June 19 https:\/\/t.co\/Eltz6iE2bP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The New York Times (@nytimes) June 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n