Old fogey alert! This is the state of popular culture today:
Don't expect to see Bob Dylan joining the celebrities on "American Idol" anytime soon.
One of the show's judges, Simon Cowell, says he has never bought a Dylan record because he "bores me to tears."
He also thinks Kelly Clarkson is a "young Aretha Franklin," which pretty much confirms the musical intelligence that his Dylan remark hints at.
