Dylan Prefers Book and Art Worlds

Speaking to The Times on the occasion of an art opening for The Drawn Blank Series, an exhibit of his visual art, Dylan compares his view on the indsturies that support music, art, and book publishing.

The music world's a made-up bunch of hypocritical rubbish. I know from publishing a memoir [2004's Chronicles Volume One] that the book people are a whole lot saner. And the art world? From the small steps I've taken in it, I'd say, yeah, the people are honest, upfront and deliver what they say. Basically, they are who they say they are. They don't pretend. And having been in the music world most of my life [he laughs again], I can tell you it's not that way. Let's just say it's less...dignified.