The fact that Suze was a muse to one of the major songwriters of the 20th century, who loved and was inspired by her, makes her of lasting interest, and it also means she had a direct influence on our culture. How many people throughout history are only remembered because of the artistic works created around them - but we're the richer for getting to know them too, in the limited ways that we can.

In addition to the Dylan connection Suze also lived through the paranoid McCarthy era so she was a witness from "the wrong side" at an early age, as the child of Communists. She was forced to learn a lot - and fast - about living in secrecy and protecting yourself. Definitely fascinating in her own right and I feel a great loss that she's been taken away too soon.

As a dyed-in-the-wool folkie I've always been aware of the traditional background of a lot of his words, but this connects them with the past and lends a sense of timelessness.

I get a bit pissed off when people decide--based on someone else's words--that Dylan was some sort of monster... I sometimes think that those same people think that way about others, and they don't give a rat's ass for facts because they have already made their minds up.

I get a bit pissed off when people decide - based on someone else's words - how those folks think about others and what they do or don't give a rat's ass about.