Between December 12th 1978 & June 12th 1981.      Interviews of the gospel years.     "THE SHELTER FROM THE STORM"

BOB DYLAN CD "THE SHELTER FROM THE STORM"
Interviews of the gospel years

Dylan's disappointment with the public grew during this controversial period and he 
decided to stop performing. Between November 21st 1981 and the 28th of May 1984 he 
didn't give a single full length performance! It is as if he wanted to be certain his 
heart's convictions alone were understood by the public. 1984 arrived and the time 
came to move forward. Although he no longer stressed his faith, it didn't mean that 
it had lost any importance in his life. Remember the Rome 2001 Interview? Dylan was 
asked "Do you read the bible" He replied "Of course". You can imagine him thinking, 
"Pay attention, I already told you that 20 years ago". Now you can go back in time, 
and hear what he told them 20 years ago, press that play button...

INTERVIEW I, December 12th 1978

We begin on December 12th 1978 and a quick glance at the topics tells you that it 
promises to be a wild ride, covering a lot of ground. On this cd Dylan is first 
interviewed by Lynne Allen and Tony Paris. The first section on this cd was recorded 
backstage at the Omni coliseum in Atlanta, GA. Lynne begins the interview but after 
irritating both Dylan and her listener, Paris then takes over. It becomes clear that 
hardly anyone at this time could really understand Dylan's new found faith in Jesus Christ.

INTERVIEW II, December 7th 1979

Dylan's interest in God was sparked initially by a dialogue with his background singers. 
Later he picked up a metal cross on stage during a November 17th 1978 concert and placed 
it in his pocket. A year later Dylan begins performing only newly written Christian songs. 
All the oldies are ignored from November 1st 1979 until the 9th of November 1980. On 
December 7th 1979, Dylan speaks clearly about his new found faith in God. This was a very 
important exchange, the sole Dylan interview of 1979. It was conducted by Bruce Heiman of 
Tucson radio station KMGX.

INTERVIEW III, November 18th 1980

Paul Vincent, from San Francisco Bay Area radio station KMEL, interviews Dylan in this 
third segment. This meeting takes place backstage, just before the show started.

INTERVIEW IV, November 21st 1980

Dylan didn't just preach anymore, but songs of faith continued to be featured in his 
performances. The very day he is interviewed by Ernest Bladden for San Diego's KPRI-FM 
radio station the evening concert included "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues". The actual 
taping of this cd's fourth interview was just several days after the last segment.

INTERVIEW V & VI  June 12th 1981

In 1981, the press is telling us that Dylan is back! He's playing his old songs again. 
Dylan clearly states in all these interviews he is doing the same thing as he always did. 
He is very disappointed in the bad publicity around his christianity. He is getting sick 
of it and soon after this very controversial period of his musical career, he stops 
performing. Between November 21, 1981 and 28th of May 1984, he won't give a full length 
performance at all! As if he wants to make clear he has now said what he wanted to say.

The last collection of interviews took place on the same day. These dialogues are conducted 
by phone for two different radio stations.