Bob Dylan

I started out writing songs for myself. I didn't care if anyone else liked them or not. I still don't.

I don't think I'm a spokesman for anything. I'm a musician. I write songs. I don't have to be a spokesman for anything.

I think of myself more as a song and dance man.

Some people are artists. Some people are not. It's just a simple fact.

There's no such thing as 'folk music.' It's all just music.

I don't carry a gun, but I do carry a Bible. And some people say that's more dangerous.

I'm just a song and dance man, that's all. I'm not a preacher, I'm not a politician.

I don't write political songs. I write songs that are true to me.

I never consider myself a folk singer. I'm a songster.

The purpose of art is to stop time.

I don't think about 'messages.' I just write songs.

I'm a performer. I perform. That's what I do.

I'm not gonna sing 'Blowin' in the Wind' for the rest of my life.

I don't think about the past. I think about the present and the future.

I'm not interested in being a celebrity. I'm interested in being a songwriter.

I just play the guitar and sing. That's all there is to it.

I don't have any answers. I just have questions.

I don't write for posterity. I write for now.

I don't sing about things that are going to get me into trouble.

I'm not a prophet. I'm just a guy who writes songs.