This picture is the first draft of Bob Dylan's Like A Rolling Stone. I know these things are supposed to look momentous and solemn and gild edged but the truth is most songs are written on scraps of paper, anything to hand really and I love the way these sheets have been doodled over and are in state of creative chaos. They are to be auctioned at a great price and will probably be framed and exhibited. While I would like to see them (I guess) I am not hung up on memorabilia like this, or even paying way over a real price for a guitar just because someone famous played it. I remember once a telephone bidder paying a fortune for the piano John Lennon wrote and recorded Imagine on, only to be disappointed to find it it wasn't the white baby grand in the video but a grubby upright that sat in the corner of Abbey Road studio. Made me chuckle that one. But one thing we can't escape - this is a great song and I love this version, some say it changed pop music because it broke the 3 minute barrier, can't say it felt like that at the time I just remember the buzz and the energy, how does it feel:
