Bob Dylan disses The Rolling Stones

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'How does it feeeel? To be a washed-up Rolling Stone?'
'How does it feeeel? To be a washed-up Rolling Stone?'

It's not just young rockers and rappers who talk trash. Veteran artists like Van Morrison (who recently dissed The Beatles) slag their contemporaries too. Take Bob Dylan, for example, who recently said time wasn't on The Rolling Stones' side.

Sitting down with noted music journalist and MTV executive Bill Flanagan, Dylan, who was promoting his 33rd album Together Through Life, took aim at the group once called 'England's Newest Hitmakers.'

"They're pretty much finished, aren't they?" Dylan said.

"I'm not saying they don't keep going, but they need Bill [Wyman]. Without him they're a funk band" Bob Dylan on The Rolling Stones

When Flanagan cited the fact that The Rolling Stones' last tour was one of the biggest money-making jaunts in concert history, Dylan said, "Oh yeah, you mean Steel Wheels. [That tour took place in '89, by the way.]

"I'm not saying they don't keep going, but they need Bill [Wyman]. Without him they're a funk band. They'll be the real Rolling Stones when they get Bill back."

Guess good ol' Bob Dylan just isn't down with the funk.

Joe Bosso
Joe Bosso

Joe is a freelance journalist who has, over the past few decades, interviewed hundreds of guitarists for Guitar World, Guitar Player, MusicRadar and Classic Rock. He is also a former editor of Guitar World, contributing writer for Guitar Aficionado and VP of A&R for Island Records. He’s an enthusiastic guitarist, but he’s nowhere near the likes of the people he interviews. Surprisingly, his skills are more suited to the drums. If you need a drummer for your Beatles tribute band, look him up.