Neuwirth

Hey folks..I’ve read a lot about Dylan over the years, but one thing I could never pin down- just what in the hell was Bob Neuwirth’s place in the Dylan world? I’ve read that he was his road manager for a time. He just seemed like another jackass hipster that was cruel/dismissive to whoever tried to get close to Dylan. In the film, there was a couple of references made to him being a painter and a musician, but did he ever have a career from either of them?