Why Bob Dylan didn't ring the chimes of freedom over Ai Weiwei

Those who wanted pop's once-political poet to condemn China's treatment of Ai Weiwei haven't been paying attention to his career"Don't you understand It's not my problem." (Positively 4th Street)Bob Dylan was criticised last week for failing to speak up on behalf of detained artist Ai Weiwei during his tour to China. He was also accused of allowing songs such as The Times They Are a-Changin' to be censored from his playlist. What a lot of nonsense: if you thought Dylan would ever take an obviou...

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