Don Puglisi, based mostly in Detroit, who has carried out his tribute act Don Dylan for the final 5 years
What did you consider Chalamet’s efficiency within the trailer?
I believed it was good. And what I believed was good about it was he cut up the distinction between the caricature of [puts on an extremely Bob Dylan voice] hyuuh—he cut up the distinction the place you actually hear the efficiency and didn’t hear the caricature. I sort of want Chalamet regarded somewhat extra like him, telling you the reality.
Any specific Dylan songs you’re eager to listen to within the movie?
“Masters of Conflict” can be an amazing one; “With God On Our Facet”, which I believe is absolutely my favourite tune of his and lots of people don’t know. “Visions of Johanna” can be superb. [And] I wish to see him and Joan Baez, [folk singer and Dylan’s on-off girlfriend]. I’m actually trying ahead to that drama.
Invoice Lennon, who’s carried out his act The Bob Dylan Story since 2016, and made a cameo as Dylan in a Deep Purple music video
What did you consider the trailer?
I believe the tune they’ve chosen is a very attention-grabbing one. [“A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall”] is clearly a people tune, and his voice is due to this fact fairly uncovered, as a result of it’s simply him and the guitar. And I believe it sounds actually, actually good. At the moment, Dylan was fairly unschooled on the guitar [and] sounded fairly uncooked. And he captures that actually effectively. I can’t wait to listen to a few of the different stuff. It will be attention-grabbing to see how he handles a tune like “Don’t Assume Twice, It’s All Proper”, as a result of that’s obtained some fairly quick fingerpicking in it.
Do you assume there’s an excellent bodily resemblance?
Particularly when he’s obtained the shades on, it’s nearly uncanny. I actually like the way in which that when the digicam pans to his profile when he’s singing, he’s obtained that depth however [also the] boyish shyness of Dylan at the moment.
How do you method Dylan’s one-of-a-kind voice?
You’ve obtained to be a bit cautious, as a result of in case you go for it an excessive amount of, you may find yourself sounding like a parody. Once I first began, I most likely tried too onerous. Now I’m extra into getting the phrasing proper, as a result of Dylan has obtained a very distinctive approach of phrasing his lyrics—it’s very conversational. When you’ve obtained the phrasing, each every now and then you may throw in a nod to that nasal twang.
Did Chalamet deal with it effectively?
I don’t assume anybody is ever going to sound precisely like Bob Dylan. With him, I believe if I have been to close my eyes and hear, I might know that it wasn’t Dylan. However it’s actually one of many higher impressions I’ve heard through the years, if not the very best. It’s about as shut as you’re gonna get.
