that wants to be one of them. You know, like one of the crowd.”
‘No Direction Home’ may not have much really revealing material for Dylan devotees, but it’s an important documentary on one of the most influential figures of 20th Century music. Al Kooper tells how he blagged his way on to Dylan’s memorable ‘Like A Rolling Stone’ track, as the organist, though he was originally enlisted as a guitarist. He heard blues guitar god Mike Bloomfield, realised he couldn’t compete, so looked for an opportunity to get on the record playing something else. Kooper sneaked in on the organ, and was so careful not to make a mistake that he was an eighth of a note behind the rest of the players – just to make sure he got it right.
Other contributions of note come from Joan Baez, which is profanity-laden, and she still seems hurt by how her relationship with Dylan