I also like that right after Dylan made that comment, Bradley asked him if he thinks he could write something like that again, and he said, “(mm mm)” 😆 (as in, the ‘mm mm’ sound of ‘no’).
That lack of hubris, expressed so bluntly, is great.
He’s not sitting there acting like he’s some kind of genius, but instead bluntly saying, essentially, “I experienced something special at one time, but it was a special moment (‘moment’ being the salad days of his creativity, not just that one song) that has passed.”
He could have said, “Well, Ed, I’m tryin’” or, “I think my new stuff is just as good,” or, “an artist evolves…” etc.
I just appreciate that he showed that humility, that kind of respect for this thing we’re talking about; the intangible, mysterious forces that seem to motivate these moments in history when artists produce incredible work.