In a recent Rolling Stone interview, Bob Dylan was told about a critic who said that Justin Bieber couldn’t sing any of the songs on Tempest, Dylan’s new album. Dylan replied, “I couldn’t sing any of his songs either.”

That exchange captures what’s great about Dylan’s output over the past two decades.

The man’s voice is shot, no question. He has never had much range, but he sounds like Bono on his early albums when compared to his recent work.

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