12. Bob DylanRough And Rowdy Ways

I just think to be in your 80s and to be making a masterpiece is so inspiring. To make something like this at any age is inspiring. It might be my favourite of his albums. I like musicians with a big body of work, so you can find whatever version of them you like in it. If you’re in the mood for some of the Christian era you can go for that, if you want 60s folk, you can have that. I first got into him with Love And Theft, which is an early 2000s one, then I worked my way forwards from that point to the present day, and then worked my way backwards again to the early 60s. So it’s almost like I’ve lived his life in reverse. 

I love the restlessness of his live shows. I saw him at the Albert Hall recently. So many people of his generation have gone down the route of greatest hits sets, big laser shows, prancing about on the stage. Whereas he’s obviously decided to pursue a different way of doing it, which is so minimal. It’s him, the music, and his voice, which obviously works for him, because he’s maintained his inspiration and has just made maybe his best album.