When that interview took place, there was virtually no "rock journalism" as such. (I think Crawdaddy was launched the following year.) It was obvious the Time reporter (Horace Freeland Judson) was a general beat kind of guy, and was very unfamiliar with Dylan's work. I was surprised to learn he was only 34 at the time of the interview. Apparently he thought the whole thing was contrived for the sake of the film, and after seeing Dylan perform that night he came to the conclusion that the "music was unpleasant, the lyrics inflated, and Dylan, a self-indulgent whining show off"
― Jazzbo, Friday, 4 December 2015 17:09 (eight years ago) link