joan baez said he looked like an underfed angel. for the first time his solo shows felt a little formulaic as if he were singing the lines of someone else. he rarely acknowledge the audience or pause between songs. he seemed to be in a hurry to get off stage. before long, it all became too much. while touring in england dylan decided he was leading an impossible life. the only talent he cared about was being ruined by fame. the breaking point probably came after a brief vacation in portugal where dylan came down with an ambitious case of food poisoning. the illness forced him to stay in bed for a week, giving them a rare chance to reflect. i realize i was very trained dylan would later confess. i was playing a lot of songs i didn't want to play and singing words i really didn't want to sing. it's very tiring having other people tell you how much they dig you if you yourself don't dig you. the last lashes were in london. it was here that dylan told his manager he was quitting the music business. he was finished with singing and songw