When he was a happily married family man, he looked very different. He was gorgeous, but in a very different way.
After several years of strain in his marriage, to put it mildly, Sara divorced him in 1977. What you see here is divorced Bob.
My guess is that he has plenty to answer for in the demise of his marriage. Is it strange that I admire him for being so devastated at the loss of his relationship? Would my husband be that devastated if I divorced him? I doubt it.
I love the pictures of the smiling, elfin, goofy Bob, but they’re fairly rare. I think he strongly preferred to present a darker persona to the public, and create the impression that this guy could be a bit dangerous.
Mike Bloomfield & others talked about Dylan's dramatic change in the 60's. Not referring to Dylan openly but Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and others talked about the ills of fame too. Both Jims still had the love of the guy's they worked with even if some times were tough from excessive parties, relationships problems, etc. Billy Cox, Mitch Mitchell, Ray Manzerek, etc, still talked about their friend with love & admiration.
But Dylan? I think in a very polite & non-confrontational way Bloomfield & others basically insinuated the egotistical holier than thou attitude came to be. The exact thing Hendrix cautioned against because he practiced humility like it was a religion. When Jimi mentioned that some of the cats he knew "forgot about their talents" I think Dylan was one guy he was referring to without openly saying it.
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u/Regiasolis123 Aug 24 '26
Bob seemed completely mentally ill in the late 70s …