Quit lying to yourself about me runtfan. Just because I disagree with you doesn't mean I'm blind. That's arrogant and self-important of you. "Blind idolatry" has absolutely positively nothing to do with my post, and you are wrong if you refuse to believe that. Number one, I like what Dylan is doing and would like it no matter who it was coming from. Didn't you read how I never saw Dylan as an idol to begin with? His current actions are specifically what make him my idol. Number two, I ask the same thing of Dylan that I ask every single musician I see, no matter who or what they are. I ask that they do whatever they choose to do. No matter what they choose to do, that's all I ask. (It's also something that is conveniently impossible to fail at) If I don't like what I get, I don't pay. If I like what I get, I pay. It makes no difference to me how much effort gets put forward. Why should that be more important than the music? I bet that Kurt Cobain was putting more effort into his guitar at most Nirvana shows than Jimi Hendrix was at the Isle Of Wight, since Jimi was bored & tired of the scene, while Kurt had to concentrate hard to play and sing at the same time.
Your opinion on the duties of musicians is vastly different from mine, and all we can do is agree to disagree on that issue. When I pay for a concert I'm paying for the artistry of the artist(s), and artistry in my mind knows absolutely no boundaries.