Bob Dylan to skip Nobel prize ceremony

Music icon Bob Dylan will not attend the Nobel ceremony in December to accept his literature prize because he has "other commitments", AFP reports quoting the Swedish Academy yesterday.
"The Swedish Academy received a personal letter from Bob Dylan yesterday where he explained that he could not make himself available in December...," it said in a statement.
"He wishes that he could accept the award personally, but other commitments make it unfortunately impossible. He underlined that he feels incredibly honoured by the Nobel prize," it added.
The Swedish Academy said it respected Dylan's decision, but that it was "unusual" for a Nobel laureate not to come to Stockholm to accept the award in person.
Nobel laureates are honoured every year on December 10 -- the death anniversary of the prize's founder Alfred Nobel, a Swedish industrialist, inventor and philanthropist.
Several other literature prize winners have skipped the Nobel ceremony in the past for various reasons -- Doris on grounds of ill health, Harold Pinter because he was hospitalised and Elfriede Jelinek due to social phobia.
"We look forward to Bob Dylan's Nobel lecture, which he must carry out -- it is the only requirement -- within six months starting from December 10, 2016," the academy said.

 

 

Bob Dylan to skip Nobel prize ceremony

Music icon Bob Dylan will not attend the Nobel ceremony in December to accept his literature prize because he has other commitments, AFP reports quoting the Swedish Academy yesterday. The Swedish Academy received a personal letter from Bob Dylan yesterday where he explained that he could not make himself available in December..., it said in a statement. He wishes that he could accept the award personally, but other commitments make it unfortunately impossible. He underlined that he feels incredibly honoured by the Nobel prize, it added. The Swedish Academy said it respected Dylans decision, but that it was unusual for a Nobel laureate not to come to Stockholm to accept the award in person. Nobel laureates are honoured every year on December 10 -- the death anniversary of the prizes founder Alfred Nobel, a Swedish industrialist, inventor and philanthropist. Several other literature prize winners have skipped the Nobel ceremony in the past for various reasons -- Doris on grounds of ill health, Harold Pinter because he was hospitalised and Elfriede Jelinek due to social phobia. We look forward to Bob Dylans Nobel lecture, which he must carry out -- it is the only requirement -- within six months starting from December 10, 2016, the academy said.