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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBob Dylan tells Nobel prize committee he will not go to Sweden for ceremony
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/nov/16/bob-dylan-tells-nobel-prize-committee-he-will-not-go-to-sweden-for-ceremony<snip>
Bob Dylan has told the Nobel prize committee he will not be attending the ceremony in Sweden to pick up his accolade.
Dylan was named winner of this years Nobel prize for literature in October for his vast body of lyrics and poetry but has since been reluctant to publicly acknowledge the honour.
The 75-year-olds silence led him to be labelled arrogant by one member of the Nobel academy, and a brief message on his website that he was the the winner of the Nobel prize for literature 2016 was taken down the next day.
It took two weeks for the singer and songwriter, who has a notoriously troubled relationship to his own fame, to accept a call from the permanent secretary of the academy, Sara Danius. He told them he had been left speechless by the honour and later said in an interview he would absolutely attend an award ceremony if its at all possible.
Fascinating, infuriating, enduring: Bob Dylan deserves his Nobel prize
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However, in a personal letter to the academy, Dylan told them he wishes he could receive the prize personally, but other commitments make it unfortunately impossible.
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I just knew he wouldn't go.
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Bob Dylan tells Nobel prize committee he will not go to Sweden for ceremony (Original Post)
malaise
Nov 2016
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panader0
(25,816 posts)1. Ever the non-conformist.
I don't believe his intention is to be insulting. It's just the way he is.
I was surprised when he went to the White House. And he cut that
short too.
malaise
(268,956 posts)2. I'm with him and pissed
at the person who called him arrogant.
panader0
(25,816 posts)3. I can picture Marley doing the same thing....
malaise
(268,956 posts)5. Yes but dying early keeps your integrity and authenticity intact
aikoaiko
(34,169 posts)4. Respect.