Who the f*ck said there was anything wrong with swearing? Ha ha!

There's a dignified way to swear and an undignified way. We could talk all day about it, I suppose. A lot of rockers swear constantly in a way that is self-consciously gratuitous, calculated to impress 14-year-old adolescent minds, and not dignified in any sense whatsoever. Rappers are particularly notable for this sort of puerile nonsense.

If someone swears constantly, doesn't it defeat the whole purpose of having strong language in the first place? And doesn't it indicate some form of possibly arrested social development...or perhaps just a limited ability to express oneself? Or is it evidence of a very small learned vocabulary?

My point is that Dylan took the high road in this case, and does not do that onstage.

Steve Earl may have plenty of dignity for all I know, I haven't seen him. I know he writes some great songs.

I wasn't aware that Sheryl Crowe sucks...will have to look further into that at some point, perhaps... I rather like her. :-)