Of course Bob Dylan ignored the Nobel Prize, he's the the antithesis of a pop icon, The Independent
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Bob Dylan is being taken to task for his silence after he was announced the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, but as Alan Franks writes, the impact of his work cannot be denied – and his aplomb here is just part of the package
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Bob Dylan is not the unlikeliest pop star — Paul Simon is., by Yanis Khamsi
Bob Dylan is not the unlikeliest pop star — Paul Simon is., by Yanis Khamsi
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Dylan's Nobel silence 'impolite and arrogant' – DW – 10/23/2016
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Bob Dylan is not the unlikeliest pop star — Paul Simon is., by Yanis Khamsi
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Bob Dylan and a noble refusal of the Nobel prize for literature, Bob Dylan
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Bob Dylan as Richard Wagner
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Bob Dylan Agrees To Accept His Nobel Prize During A Tour Stop In Stockholm : The Two-Way : NPR
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Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
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Celebrity Deaths That Changed Music History: Gone Too Soon
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Jazz Fest 2023 Bible from OffBeat Magazine by Jan Ramsey - Issuu
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Nobel Prize controversies - Wikipedia
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Bob Dylan and Nostalgia of Patriarchy
Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald (Ebook) - Read free for 30 days
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In a 'radical' choice, Bob Dylan wins the Nobel Prize in literature - Los Angeles Times