The first person to win an Oscar and a Nobel Prize
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Bob Dylan turned 85 in May 2026 and for more than six decades has been uncomfortable, unclassifiable and, for many, essential. The man who started playing at Greenwich Village cafes in the 1960s, who wrote some of the most influential protest songs of the 20th century and who ... Continue reading "The reflection of Bob Dylan (85 years old), musician and Nobel Prize in Literature: «A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that accompa…
The first person to win an Oscar and a Nobel Prize
In 2016, Bob Dylan became the second person to win both an Oscar and a Nobel Prize, making history as the first-ever musician and songwriter to bag the latter accolade “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”, while he won the former 15 years ago. ‘Things Have Changed’ from the film Wonder Boys brought him the ‘Best Original Song’ statuette, and though he normally shuns institutional awards, in his acc…
Bob Dylan’s Pick for His “Most Perfect Song” Comes From One of His Most Divisive Albums
Photo by NBCU Photo Bank Bob Dylan has long been an opaque public figure, confusing and befuddling onlookers with his deeply metaphorical songwriting and guarded exterior. This purposeful disconnect from the outside world has inevitably led to dissonance between Dylan and his audience, including over what to consider the songwriter’s best work. In a 1983 interview with NME, Dylan shared his favorite, “most perfect” song. And surprisingly, it cam…
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