No Direction Home . . Bob truly does not look back." However, work on the first installment of Dylan's autobiography, "Chronicles, Vol. 1", did overlap production of the project, though it is unclear how much, if any, influence "Chronicles" may have had on "No Direction Home". Though raw material was being gathered for the project, Rosen needed someone to edit and shape it into a quality motion picture, and celebrated filmmaker Martin Scorsese was approached to direct the documentary planned from the project. Scorsese eventually agreed and came aboard in 2001. In the meantime, Dylan's offices gathered hundreds of hours of historical film
Portraits of Bob Dylan Portraits of Bob Dylan Portraits of Bob Dylan is the title of Yes guitarist Steve Howe's ninth solo album, released in 1999. The album features his son Dylan Howe on drums and several other guest artists, including (former) Yes band members Jon Anderson and Geoff Downes, performing cover versions of Bob Dylan songs. Keith West, lead singer of the 1960s band Tomorrow (in which Howe was the guitarist), sings lead on "Lay Lady Lay". AllMusic reviewer Stewart Mason gave the album 2 stars out of 5, stating ""Portraits of Bob Dylan" is pleasant enough, and it's a nice gesture toward