Every product was carefully curated by an Esquire editor. We may earn a commission from these links. Larry HulstGetty Images The latest addition to the Bootleg Series shines a light on the singer-songwriter's divisive Gospel Years. Oct 30, 2017 The enduring, fantastical legends—in some ways even more than his formidable songbook—have always seemed to set Bob Dylan apart from his contemporaries. The fanciful biography he concocted as a fledgling singer-songwriter fresh to New York City’s Greenwich Village, his friendship with folk legend Woody Guthrie, the boos and heckling on his U.K. tour in 1966, his mysterious motorcycle accident—even the most casual fan has had plenty to pore over when digging into Dylan’s story, and the lore listed here doesn’t even get us beyond the 1960s. But perhaps the most fascinating—and beguiling—tale in Dylan’s long and storied career came when he was born again and converted to Christianity after seeing Jesus Christ in a hotel room in Tucson, Arizona in November 1978.