Self Portrait blew what little goodwill listeners had left for Dylan out of the water. Self Portrait started it all. Every release Dylan has made since Self Portrait has served the self, not the audience, not the message of the times, but the pursuit of completing Dylan. Those little flickers of the past, the slight connections, are what keep Self Portrait frustratingly relevant for Dylan. They spoke with their cash, catapulting Self Portrait to the top of the charts in the UK and fourth, close enough, in the United States.

Source: The Times June 08, 2025 08:02 UTC