Rotolo, who is pictured walking alongside Dylan on the iconic cover of his album "The Freewheelin'," was his lover in the early 1960s and the inspiration behind several of his other songs. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," "Boots of Spanish Leather," and "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" were all written after their split in 1963 and the famed singer was experiencing tremendous heartache (per NPR).
Fans and Dylan experts alike are of the opinion that, after traveling to Italy himself in search of her, he wrote "It Ain't Me Babe." However, the true meaning of the song has never been explicitly revealed (via Far Out). Regardless of its origins, "It Ain't Me Babe" is undisputedly one of the singer's most popular and widely recognized tunes.
On February 25, 2011, Suze Rotolo tragically died from lung cancer at the age of 67 (per The New York Times).
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