At one point in A Complete Unknown, the new Bob Dylan biopic, Dylan’s girlfriend returns from a trip abroad to a lovely surprise. “Oh Bobby!” she says, beaming with pride: “Did you teach yourself how to make coffee?”
It’s a funny moment because while Sylvie has been away, her freakishly gifted man-child of a boyfriend has done more than just learn how to make himself a hot drink. He’s also written a series of songs that will make him a legend and transform our sense of the artistic possibilities of popular music.
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