"What really is the core issue is: Did Bob really love Joan or was she just a 'deviation' for him when he broke up with Suze."
In response to this, I think Dylan absolutely loved Joan Baez, he was just unable to express it in a way that was adequate for either of them. In "No Direction Home", when he's talking about her and how careless he was with her, Dylan says "It's hard to be wise and in love at the same time." For Dylan, that's such a vulnerable statement, and I think a very telling one.
"What really is the core issue is: Did Bob really love Joan or was she just a 'deviation' for him when he broke up with Suze."
In response to this, I think Dylan absolutely loved Joan Baez, he was just unable to express it in a way that was adequate for either of them. In "No Direction Home", when he's talking about her and how careless he was with her, Dylan says "It's hard to be wise and in love at the same time." For Dylan, that's such a vulnerable statement, and I think a very telling one.