THE PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN SONG. By Bob Dylan. Simon and Schuster. 352 pages. $45. Bob Dylan’s wacky joyride of a book — titled “The Philosophy of Modern Song” — is more riff than philosophy. Anecdotal, ...
The weighty title, “The Philosophy of Modern Song,” just sits there with its faint whiff of academia, its leaden tone, and the over-the-top audacity of its implied promise. How can anyone, much less a ...
The writers behind the classic, “I Melt With You,” share how it came to be. “I was definitely stoned when I wrote it,” says Robbie Grey. “It was during the day, I remember it really well. I sat down ...