What makes/made Dylan a success? Certainly not his, well, unique voice!

I think it was his ability to throw words together in a seemingly haphazard way & come up with the most incredible lines! Such as "to live outside the law, you must be honest" (one of my faves). Or just simply his poetic songs like "Every Grain of Sand" (the imagery in that song! WOW!) Or his hilarious lines like "my head tells me it's time to make a change, but my heart is telling me, I love you but you're strange" (Abandoned Love).

The most amazing thing about Dylan? His apparent ability to remember most of the words to most of his songs while on stage. I don't know how he does it, but when I've heard him in concert, he seems to manage it. I can't even think what it'd be like to remember all of the words to "Visions of Johanna", "Desolation Row" or even "Shelter from the Storm".