If you see him, say hello. That's what the Nobel academy must have told Bob Dylan's close associates after unsuccessfully trying to contact him about a certain literature award.。 The 75-year-old has kept his mouth shut about the honor, despite several attempts from the academy's permanent secretary, Sara Danius。, to get in touch with him.。 He even performed a concert at The Chelsea theatre in Las Vegas on the same day he won the Nobel prize and didn't say a word about the award. Casual.。 After a week, it felt that the times were a-changin' and Dylan was finally ready to at least acknowledge that he had been awarded the Nobel prize.
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。 News that Bob Dylan thought twice and it was alright made the headlines - but it didn't last.。 Credit: SCREENGRAB/BOBDYLAN.COM/NEWS/LYRICS-1961-2012/ 。 Obviously we don't know whether this is just an administrative blunder or the singer's choice. 。 The simple words "winner of the Nobel prize in literature" in capital letters appeared on the official page for The Lyrics: 1961-2012, a website plugging a new book with a collection of his lyrics.。
Even that single sentence was way too much for the beloved songwriter, who quietly deleted the reference as if to say "It ain't me babe". 。