Watch Tinashe Sing ‘The Times They Are-A Changin’ to Bob Dylan When She Was 10 Years Old — SkimNews
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- Tinashe appeared in Bob Dylan's 2003 film 'Masked and Anonymous' at age 10, singing 'The Times They Are A-Changin'' directly to Dylan on camera, as film cameras rolled.
- Roger Ebert, in his one-star review of the film, singled out Tinashe as the only performer worth noting, writing her performance was 'like a master class' and quipping his advice to the filmmakers would have been 'more Tinashe Kachingwe.'
- Tinashe released her eighth studio album 'Popstar' on September 25, with singles 'Too Easy,' 'Crash Out,' 'Melatonin,' and 'Pillow Fight' driving widespread attention as she reaches what the piece calls an artistic peak.
- Tinashe told Rolling Stone's Larisha Paul she named the album 'Popstar' to 'claim a spot' and 'announce that I'm here,' framing the release as a statement of artistic arrival.
- The 2003 film 'Masked and Anonymous' featured an ensemble cast including Jeff Bridges, Penelope Cruz, John Goodman, Jessica Lange, Luke Wilson, and Angela Bassett, yet Ebert dismissed it as a 'vanity production beyond all reason.'
- Dylan fans have been requesting a 'Masked and Anonymous Bootleg Series' for years to hear musical performances left on the cutting-room floor, with the piece speculating 'maybe there's some more Tinashe in the Dylan vault.'
Why it matters: The piece reframes Roger Ebert's 2003 review as a 20-year-old prophecy now vindicated: the critic who called Tinashe's child performance a 'master class' has been proven right by her eighth album 'Popstar' and its breakout singles. It also reignites fan interest in unreleased 'Masked and Anonymous' footage and the long-requested Dylan Bootleg Series for the film.
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