. . .Or were they just close friends?
She dated his close friend, Bob Neuwirth.
Yes she dated Bob Dylan who dropped her due to drugs and she moved on to Bob. He loved her enough to write great songs about her although movie may have overplayed that a bit.
Neither they barley knew each other. I think Neuwirth said Dylan and Edie only met once.
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I believe that "Just Like a Woman" was about her, but I dont know what other numbers by Dylan were.