Bob Dylan: BRAVO!

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Sorry. redundant.

 

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Granny says, "Dat's right - the ingratious hack got the big head...

'Arrogant' Bob Dylan denounced for Nobel Prize silence
Sunday 23rd October, 2016 Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's continued silence over his Nobel honour has been denounced as "impolite and arrogant" by one of the members of the Swedish Academy that awarded him the prize.

Per Wastberg said Dylan's lack of reaction to the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature was predictable but still disrespectful. He told the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter in Saturday's edition: "One can say that it is impolite and arrogant. He is who he is."

Bob Dylan has not acknowledged his award​

Mr Wastberg said the academy still hopes to communicate with the 75-year-old artist, whose award credits him with creating "new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition".

The academy says it has failed to reach Dylan since the award announcement on October 13. It was mentioned on Dylan's official Twitter and Facebook accounts. The prize will be officially conferred on December 10 in Stockholm.

'Arrogant' Bob Dylan denounced for Nobel Prize silence - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

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Bob Dylan is ‘arrogant’ for taking shelter from the storm after award win, Nobel academy member says
Sunday 23rd October, 2016 — A member of the Swedish Academy that awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature to Bob Dylan says the U.S. singer-songwriter’s silence since receiving the honour is “impolite and arrogant.”

Per Wastberg said Dylan’s lack of reaction was predictable but disrespectful nonetheless. He was quoted telling the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter in Saturday’s edition: “One can say that it is impolite and arrogant. He is who he is.”

Wastberg said the academy still hopes to communicate with the 75-year-old artist, whose award credits him with creating “new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.”

The academy says it has failed to reach Dylan since the award announcement Oct. 13. It was mentioned on Dylan’s official Twitter and Facebook accounts. The prize will be officially conferred Dec. 10 in Stockholm.

Bob Dylan is 'arrogant' for taking shelter from the storm after award win, Nobel academy member says

 

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Bob Dylan speechless - can ya imagine that?...

Bob Dylan: Nobel Literature Prize left me speechless
Fri, 28 Oct 2016 - Bob Dylan finally acknowledges his Nobel Prize in literature, saying the news left him "speechless".

US singer-songwriter Bob Dylan says he accepts his Nobel Prize in literature, ending a silence since being awarded the prize earlier this month. He said the honour had left him "speechless", the Nobel Foundation said in a statement. The foundation said it had not yet been decided if the singer would attend the awards ceremony in December.

However, Dylan reportedly told a UK newspaper he intended to pick up the award in person "if at all possible". The award to the star was announced on 13 October "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition". However, his failure to acknowledge it raised eyebrows. Last week, a member of the Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel prizes, described his silence as "impolite and arrogant".

But on Friday, the Nobel Foundation said Dylan had called Sara Danius, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy, telling her: "The news about the Nobel Prize left me speechless. I appreciate the honour so much." Although the statement said it was unclear if Dylan would attend the prize-giving banquet in Stockholm, the UK's Daily Telegraph quoted him as saying: "Absolutely. If it's at all possible." In an interview with the paper he described the prize as "amazing, incredible". "It's hard to believe. Whoever dreams about something like that?" the paper quoted him as saying.

Bob Dylan: Nobel Literature Prize left me speechless - BBC News

 

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Dylan has become benevolent in his old age?

 

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Uncle Ferd says, "Yeah - Mr Smartypants done got uppity with the big head...

Nobel no-show: Dylan not coming to Stockholm to get prize
Nov 16,`16 -- Bob Dylan won't be coming to Stockholm to pick up his 2016 Nobel Prize for literature at the Dec. 10 prize ceremony.

The Swedish Academy said Wednesday that Dylan told them "he wishes he could receive the prize personally, but other commitments make it unfortunately impossible." The 75-year-old American singer-songwriter was awarded the prize on Oct. 13 "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition." The literature prize and five other Nobel Prizes will be officially conferred upon winners in Stockholm next month on the anniversary of award founder Alfred Nobel's death in 1896.

Details about who would accept the award on Dylan's behalf were unclear - more information on that was expected Friday. Permanent Secretary Sara Danius told Swedish news agency TT the academy received "a personal letter" from Dylan and that he "underlined that he feels extremely honored by the Nobel Prize." The Academy said it "respects Bob Dylan's decision," adding that not travelling to the Swedish capital to personally pick up the prestigious award was "unusual, but not exceptional."

In 2004, Austrian playwright and novelist Elfriede Jelinek stayed home, citing a social phobia. "The award is still theirs, as it now belongs to Bob Dylan," the Academy said. "We are looking forward to Bob Dylan's Nobel lecture, which he must hold, according to the requirements, within six months" from Dec. 10. Dylan at first was silent after the Nobel announcement but eventually said getting the award left him "speechless."

Dylan has accepted numerous awards over the years, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which he picked up at a White House ceremony in 2012. A year later, he became the first rock star voted into the elite American Academy of Arts and Letters, which made him an honorary member. In 2000, Dylan traveled to Stockholm to collect the Polar Music Prize from Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf.

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Bob Dylan confirms non-attendance at Nobel Prize ceremony
Wed, 16 Nov 2016 - Bob Dylan will not travel to Sweden to receive his Nobel Prize for Literature in person.

The Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel prizes, said it had received "a personal letter" saying he was unable to attend next month's Nobel ceremony "due to pre-existing commitments". Dylan, the organisation said, felt "very honoured" and wished he could receive the prize personally. The singer is required to give a Nobel lecture between now and next June.

'New poetic expressions'

The 75-year-old will not be the first recipient of the prestigious award to have been a no-show at the prize-giving ceremony. Harold Pinter and Doris Lessing, winners of the prize in 2005 and 2007 respectively, were among others who did not attend the event. "The prize still belongs to them, just as it belongs to Bob Dylan," the Academy said in a statement. "We look forward to Bob Dylan's Nobel lecture, which he must give - it is the only requirement - within six months counting from December 10, 2016."

Dylan's win was a major talking point when it was announced last month, as was his apparent silence on the matter. Some interpreted this as a sign he was ambivalent about the award, though the Academy later said he appreciated it "so much". The veteran rock star was awarded the prize "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition". The Nobel Prize award ceremony and banquet will be held in Stockholm on 10 December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.

Bob Dylan confirms non-attendance at Nobel Prize ceremony - BBC News

 

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I am certain that after Obama got the Nobel Prize for "Being Black", Dylan is at least as disgusted as I am.