Yeah, I really liked it, on the DVD in the special features they have the complete version of that, not just the edited version in the film.
Really I didn't know that, I'll have to get the DVD so I can see that. I was sort of disappointed that it was cut in the movie, although I could understand why of course.
Wasn't Kate Blanchate something else though, she was so him it was amazing.
I know, I'm old enough to remember Bob from that time, and I've seen pictures of him from then, and it was amazing. What really got me was her use of her hands - that was so exactly like him - especially the scenes at the piano.
Putting a woman in that place, to give a female version of self, was brilliant. We were able to see things that might not have come out any other way, just because it was a woman in that place. There's something about women and the way they can change something about themselves without making a big deal about it that allows us to see things that weren't there in them before. That's what Kate did with Bob, brought something to him that none of us had ever seen before. It was exceptional.
Working on that movie was wonderful and I really think it did justice to Bob.
I thought it did a better job of telling the story of that period of his life than the documentary Bringing It All Back Home.
Yes, I think so too, and I'm really glad that I was involved with it. You know there's a club I play in and it's near where Marcus lives, and he drops in and sits in with me on stage for a few songs, and I really enjoy that. He's got so much natural charisma that kid that you could put him on stage with Barack Obama and he'd put him in the shadows. (laughs)
Well I guess I really should be letting you go, but I have to ask what you have in store for the future. You're off to England I know this week.
Tomorrow
But are you going to be touring in support of the new album or do you have other things you'll be doing?
Well to tell you the truth, I'm glad not to be touring in support of the new album. I'm actually already starting to work on the next one, I've got a couple of songs in mind for it that I'm working on. One thing always does lead to the next thing though. Albums are often just like pieces that are cut off from the fold, and you don't stop because an album is finished. Although starting a project again is a challenge because of that arbitrary nature of them. I'm just leaving myself open for things to come through. I'm also keeping up with the folk under four feet tall, children, and have become involved with literacy programs for children, so a lot of energy goes there.
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