"If a song moves you, that’s all that’s important. I don’t have to know what a song means. I’ve written all kinds of things into my songs. And I’m not going to worry about it — what it all means."— Bob Dylan, 2016
The 2016 Nobel Prize in literature went to master songwriter Bob Dylan for introducing a new type of poetry to American music through his lyrics. He spent his acceptance speech musing on how his songs relate to literature, and the meaning and messages behind them. Ultimately, he made the point that analysis and interpretation of art isn’t really all that important. As long as what you’re listening to, seeing, or experiencing has meaning to you personally, that’s what matters.
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