He’s not dead yet (but he’s gettin’ there) » 3:AM Magazine

 Dylan sometimes sounds as shocked as my twenty-something peers that he’s still alive. Surprise at his longevity goes as far as exasperation. “Even death has washed its hands of you,” he moans. Collectively, the songs on Tempest suggest that Dylan’s been waiting for Death, but Death keeps standing him up.

Maybe we have years left to listen to Dylan ponder mortality. After all, he has been cheating the Reaper since his 1966 motorcycle accident. Perhaps Death keeps Dylan among the living because Dylan’s the only one here who understands him.

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