Amen, Whistle Stop.

I found Bob interesting enough, and am surprised at how much negative reaction I found here on the morning after. Perhaps it's a matter of expectation; I wasn't hoping for any earth-shattering pronouncement -- maybe some others were.

To me, the single most interesting moment was when he admitted that the fantastic wellspring of inspiration that was once so accessible to him is long gone. He quoted a few very intense lines of "It's Alright Ma" as an example of what neither he nor anyone else could come up with today. ("You go write something like that!")

He has undoubtedly become more of a craftsman as a songwriter since his incendiary youth, and has probably gotten better at producing melodies, but that amazing rush of words -- well, it's all over now.