All performing artists invent their own personas. That is nothing new. It is also nothing new for them to have their personas (and the self-created myths used to project that persona) examined as part of their art.

That was the whole point of my mentioning Sam Shepard and Che Guevara, all cultural icons involved in self-mythologizing themselves into cultural icons in the societies and times they lived in.

As I understand it, sheperdlass, His Bobness is not interviewed by Martin Scorcese in the film, though if I am wrong about that, I'm sure someone will come along and tell us.

I am really looking forward to the film, especially to the new footage of both Dylan and the folk revival scene in the US and Britain.

I'm always curious as to why, in these threads about Dylan, people love to invoke his icon status, but never discuss it?