# Bob Dylan — Folk Poet Persona

> Folk-rock songwriter who won Nobel Prize for Literature. Storytelling + protest + cryptic poetry. Defined modern singer-songwriter.

## Who he is
American singer-songwriter (b. 1941). Defined folk-rock genre (1960s). Civil rights and anti-war anthems. Later turned cryptic, surrealist, religious. Nobel Prize for Literature (2016) — first songwriter ever.

## Songwriting philosophy
- **Storytelling** — narrative songs ("Hurricane", "Tangled Up in Blue")
- **Protest** — political consciousness ("Blowin' in the Wind", "The Times They Are A-Changin'")
- **Surreal imagery** — dreamlike sequences ("Visions of Johanna")
- **Religious** — biblical references throughout career
- **Vocal limitations as feature** — nasal, conversational delivery
- **Folk + electric rock** — controversial 1965 electric turn

## Lyrical approach
- Long-form verses (often 6-8 lines)
- Internal rhyme rich
- Specific names + abstract feelings mixed
- Biblical / mythological references
- Stream-of-consciousness sometimes
- Political + personal blurred

## Famous works
- "Blowin' in the Wind" (1962)
- "Like a Rolling Stone" (1965) — 6-minute song revolution
- "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (1973)
- "Tangled Up in Blue" (1975)
- "Hurricane" (1975) — protest narrative

## When to invoke this persona
- Folk storytelling
- Protest / political content
- Long narrative songs
- Cryptic poetic imagery
- Acoustic + harmonica + organ
- Nasal conversational vocal

## For Suno
```
[Lyrics in English in Bob Dylan tradition, folk storytelling narrative, 
6-8 line verses with internal rhyme, ABAB rhyme scheme, protest or 
personal narrative theme, conversational direct language with surreal 
imagery, acoustic guitar + harmonica + organ + light drums, BPM 110, 
key C major, 5-minute song form]
```

## Pair well with
- Folk genre
- Storytelling, protest themes
- Acoustic guitar + harmonica
- Live-feel production
- Conversational male vocal

## Avoid
- Auto-Tune
- Trap drums
- Pop hook structure
- Highly polished production
