Philadelphia author’s Dylan book becomes Hollywood hit with Chalamet

Timothée Chalamet stars in A Complete Unknown, a biopic chronicling Bob Dylan’s controversial shift from folk to rock in the 1960s. The film centers on his electrifying—and widely criticized—1965 Newport Folk Festival performance, a pivotal moment marking a dramatic change in both his music and public image. Based on Elijah Wald’s 2015 book, Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties, the movie explores this transformative period in Dylan’s career. Wald discusses Dylan with Avi Wolfman-Arent in this Studio 2 Extra.

Guest:

Elijah Wald, writer and musician