Don Puglisi, primarily based 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 form of want Chalamet regarded a bit of extra like him, telling you the reality.
Any specific Dylan songs you’re eager to listen to within the movie?
“Masters of Conflict” could be an incredible one; “With God On Our Aspect”, which I believe is basically my favourite tune of his and lots of people don’t know. “Visions of Johanna” could be wonderful. [And] I need to see him and Joan Baez, [folk singer and Dylan’s on-off girlfriend]. I’m actually wanting 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 subsequently 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 basically properly. I can’t wait to listen to a number of the different stuff. It could 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 received some fairly quick fingerpicking in it.
Do you suppose there’s a great bodily resemblance?
Particularly when he’s received the shades on, it’s nearly uncanny. I actually like the best way that when the digital camera pans to his profile when he’s singing, he’s received 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 received to be a bit cautious, as a result of in the event you go for it an excessive amount of, you may find yourself sounding like a parody. After I first began, I most likely tried too arduous. Now I’m extra into getting the phrasing proper, as a result of Dylan has received a very distinctive manner of phrasing his lyrics—it’s very conversational. When you’ve received the phrasing, each from time to time you may throw in a nod to that nasal twang.
Did Chalamet deal with it properly?
I don’t suppose anybody is ever going to sound precisely like Bob Dylan. With him, I believe if I had 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 most effective. It’s about as shut as you’re gonna get.