Dylan snubs Nobel, Santos to accept Peace Prize in Oslo

AFP, STOCKHOLM: One sings of peace, the other makes peace: Bob Dylan will not travel to Stockholm on Saturday to accept his Nobel prize, but Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos will receive his award in Oslo for a deal signed with FARC rebels.
In Stockholm, where the prizes for literature, medicine, physics, chemistry and econo- mics are traditionally awarded on December 10th, the formal ceremony will be marked by Dylan’s no-show, as the first songwriter to win the literary accolade has declined due to “pre-existing” commitments.
Since being awarded the prestigious prize on October 14, the music icon has been a somewhat reluctant recipient, refusing to acknowledge it publicly for several weeks.
Amid the silence, a member of the Swedish Academy, which awards the prize, accused Dylan of being “impolite and arrogant”. The rock legend finally broke his silence in a newspaper interview two weeks later, calling it “amazing” and saying he would “absolutely” attend the December 10th ceremony, “if at all possible.”

Dylan snubs Nobel, Santos to accept Peace Prize in Oslo

AFP, STOCKHOLM: One sings of peace, the other makes peace: Bob Dylan will not travel to Stockholm on Saturday to accept his Nobel prize, but Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos will receive his award in Oslo for a deal signed with FARC rebels. In Stockholm, where the prizes for literature, medicine, physics, chemistry and econo- mics are traditionally awarded on December 10th, the formal ceremony will be marked by Dylans no-show, as the first songwriter to win the literary accolade has declined due to pre-existing commitments. Since being awarded the prestigious prize on October 14, the music icon has been a somewhat reluctant recipient, refusing to acknowledge it publicly for several weeks. Amid the silence, a member of the Swedish Academy, which awards the prize, accused Dylan of being impolite and arrogant. The rock legend finally broke his silence in a newspaper interview two weeks later, calling it amazing and saying he would absolutely attend the December 10th ceremony, if at all possible.