Theologians don't copyright their work? Where the hell did you get that idea?

Your comments are just quite silly, Musket. Bob always simply wrote whatever he felt like writing at the time, that's totally obvious if you know anything about him, and he took all kinds of flak for doing so. That's what most serious songwriters do...they write exactly what they WANT to write at the time, just because that's what naturally comes out of them at the time. You don't plan it...it just happens! Yeah, sure it entertains those who happen to like it. Why not? And sure it makes money for Bob. Why not? It's his chosen profession, you silly bastard! How else is he supposed to earn a living in this world but by following the one vocation he has taken up in life since age 20?

Would you expect not to be paid...and well paid...for following your chosen line of work in this life?

One thing I like about buying any Dylan album is: I know he's getting a little bit of the money I just paid for it. He bloody well earned it! After all, he has to put up with pointless comments from insufferable prats like you all the time.

Tempest is a very good album. I was surprised how good it was. Pretty intense writing for a guy who's over 70 years old.

He said that he was thinking of doing another religious album soon, but instead he wrote all that stuff on Tempest. That's what songwriting is like. It's unexpected. You may think you've got other plans in mind, but when the songs come they come by their own plan, not yours. And if you're lucky, you get them down when the moment strikes.