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Bob Dylan has called his critics 'evil motherf*ckers' who can 'rot in hell' after being quizzed on his use of other peoples work in a new interview.
Rolling Stone sat down with Dylan and appeared to touch a nerve with the iconic singer, who released new album 'Tempest' this week (Sept 10), when they asked him about criticism he has received for taking from other artists without citing his sources.
Arguing that quoting is traditional of the music he makes, Dylan continued, "There are different rules for me. And as far as Henry Timrod is concerned, have you even heard of him? Who's been reading him lately? And who's pushed him to the forefront? Who's been making you read him? And ask his descendants what they think of the hoopla. And if you think it's so easy to quote him and it can help your work, do it yourself and see how far you can get. Wussies and pussies complain about that stuff. It's an old thing – it's part of the tradition. It goes way back."
Warming up to his rant about critics, Dylan continued: "These are the same people that tried to pin the name Judas on me. Judas, the most hated name in human history! If you think you've been called a bad name, try to work your way out from under that. Yeah, and for what? For playing an electric guitar? As if that is in some kind of way equitable to betraying our Lord and delivering him up to be crucified. All those evil motherf*ckers can rot in hell."
