How Bob Dylan lured me back: Robert Forster on the voice of a generation

By Robert Forster
Updated August 20 2018 - 9:11am, first published August 19 2018 - 7:00am

It is a time of goodbyes from ’60s folk rock royalty. The “queen of folk”, Joan Baez, is four months into her Fare Thee Well world tour, with new dates just announced for 2019. Paul Simon finishes Homebound Bound – The Farewell Tour in his home state, New York, on September 23. Earlier this year, Neil Diamond, a frequent visitor to Australia, cancelled his 50th anniversary tour after he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, ending his live performance career. It should also be noted that Elton John begins Farewell Yellow Brick Road four days before Simon's last show; promising 300 dates, to finish sometime in 2021, it is a goodbye tour so long you could forget you're saying goodbye.

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