Bob Dylan speech at the 2016 Nobel Banquet

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Bob Dylan's speech at the 2016 Nobel Banquet as read by American Ambassador to Sweden Azita Raji.
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@phyfts 3 жыл бұрын

Only person who have won Nobel, Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy awards.

@mrjasondylan 3 жыл бұрын

And rightly so, will probably never be equalled in our lifetime just like Bobs song writing will never be bettered imo.

@samuelxyz 3 жыл бұрын

also pulitzer

@Eman-wj8gq 3 жыл бұрын

Really that's pretty cool.

@tarnopol 3 жыл бұрын

Well, sure, but did he ever win Miss America? I rest my case. (I'm kidding! Bob is a treasure.)

@ajcarr1965 3 жыл бұрын

@@tarnopol Ok, why'd you hafta go & say that? Now I can't unsee the Bobster in a swimsuit & high heels.

@michelle88960 7 жыл бұрын

I think whoever decided that Bob Dylan should receive the Nobel Prize is brilliant, and innovative. I bet they came across many doubters and people who said he wasn't 'worthy' of it. But they recognised that Bob Dylan is the modern day Shakespeare, modern day poet lauriette, and therefore a more than worthy winner. People should look up his lyrics. I'm so pleased he received this now, while he's here to know about it, rather than a posthumous one, which is usually how brilliant songwriters are written about. Usually too late by then. Bob Dylan will be remembered forever, along with Shakespeare, great poets and literary figures. Well done Mr Dylan you deserve this.

@johnsomeone7915 6 жыл бұрын

Dylan is the american shakespeare? have u read shakespeare? "Thou detestable maw, thou womb of death, Gorged with the dearest morsel of the earth, Thus I enforce thy rotten jaws to open, And, in despite, I'll cram thee with more food!" Four hundred years old and it brings tears rushing to your eyes. Dylan is good. Better than average. Shakespeare is the poet laureate of the English Language.

@VickiTakacs. 6 жыл бұрын

michelle I couldn't agree with you more. He is the Shakespeare of lyrics and there never was a lyricist to equal him, no not even The Beatles, and if the steadily declining intelligence of lyrics these days is any indication then he will certainly never be surpassed.

@VickiTakacs. 6 жыл бұрын

john I think she meant Shakespeare of lyrics and music.

@fatimasalakovic9985 5 жыл бұрын

@@johnsomeone7915 way better than Shakespeare! Chimes Of Freedom alone is better than anything Shakespeare ever wrote!

@atimeswimmer 4 жыл бұрын

Vicki Takacs Well said!

@lucas8409 8 ай бұрын

I'm a guy from Argentina and i just recently discovered the music of Bob dylan, while i study english. His songs are beautiful and i think he really deserve this prize.

@allbottledup9513 6 ай бұрын

Your English is very good, and yes sir, Bob Dylan is arguably the finest songwriter of modern times. His work has had an unparalleled level of impact and influence over music.

@fredneecher1746 7 жыл бұрын

Paraphrase: I don't know why you awarded me this thing. I'm just a song and dance man. However, the way he says it shows otherwise. Who but Bob could be so humble and compare himself to Shakespeare at the same time? Roll on, Bob!

@Udayabhanubhanja 5 жыл бұрын

He is not that humble at his concerts. Treats people (his age) like termites and cockroaches.

@aliasdyln33 5 жыл бұрын

@@Udayabhanubhanja Bob Dylan does NOT treat people like anything. He responds as he is, and whether you like it or not does not concern him. Or even me. Long live Bob Dylan - stay exactly as you are. And stay forever young!

@arnarne 2 жыл бұрын

@@Udayabhanubhanja If you mean his fellow musicians, that's not true! Just listen to what people who have played with him says. The say the opposite of what you do.

@zivanajadresic8604 2 жыл бұрын

Fred neecher you hit the nail on the head.Intelligent he is!!!

@bonnietolin9842 3 жыл бұрын

In the 70's I was hooked to Dylan's lyrics, like many of u reading this. He was my hand holder when both my parents were dead by the time I was 16 and drifting alone in NYC. I told people then that he was the Shakespeare of our time. I had the good fortune to hang with Dylan & other famous singers at the time in smoke house in the Village. Like many artist, he was not a great in-person communicator. Nonetheless I went to all his concerts; mostly alone. Friends were not into his voice and they were not in the same head space as me either. I needed his words to form my character and reinforce many of my perceptions. Dylan was a friend when I had none. I still, at age 70, listen to his music when I take long drives, air flights to foreign countries, sit on foreign soil and beaches. He is the best companion. Dylan makes you think, learn and grow.

@robertcronin6603 3 жыл бұрын

Well said 🔥

@bonnietolin9842 3 жыл бұрын

@@robertcronin6603 Thx Robert Where do u live? How do u relate 2 Dylan

@tahoo2121 2 жыл бұрын

I'm 73 and regularly do Open Mic Thursday nights here @ Port Gardner Bar Winery... favoring Dylan originals. I was 18 (between graduating High School in Maud, OK and building 14 houses in that Summer of '67 to earn $ to start my Fresman year @ Oklahoma University in Norman. My only brother Dean introduced me to Blonde on Blonde and I subsequently found Nashville Skyline... and we filled that cheap Hotel room with Dylan mist nights while exhausted and recovering for another day of rough-in house framing and roofing that Summer. Rodger s/v ...Waves

@melodyelson3202 Жыл бұрын

so we'll shared w/ so many thank you for sharing your first hand experience w/ such a great individual... I'm so sorry for your lose of parents at such a young age... I also listen ... born in 1955 enjoyed the village at our clubs were his stomping ground was way back when ... How honest his words are I'm honored to hear his words Brovo

@dennissmith8371 4 жыл бұрын

Growing up listening to Bob Dylan allowed me to feel deeper than I ever thought possible, without being taken in by all the hype that was to follow. Thanks for your dedication to ur art and the enlightenment of your poetry.

@williamjayaraj2244 5 жыл бұрын

Good speech by Bob Dylan for the Nobel prize giving ceremony. He proved that only a great book reader can become a highly talented man like him. Excellent choice by the Nobel committe.

@mightyea 2 жыл бұрын

Did he show up!?

@glmeyer227 3 жыл бұрын

I remind myself often how lucky I am to have lived while this Master did. His depth of emotion, shared through prose, poetry and song has forever shaped the backdrop of our lives here....for the better. Congratulations Mr. Dylan. This is a most deserved honor that has been bestowed upon you💜🙏 Your words have held me safely through many a storm for which I am forever grateful.

@Dave-kg8kd 7 жыл бұрын

Not many people can "phone it in " as well as Dylan. Great knowledgeable and thoughtful words from a man who has been delivering them for many years.

@blingsugarbaby7923 7 жыл бұрын

Bob Dylan is a lyrical, and musical, and literary genius. I discovered his music in the '90's. Been the biggest fan, ever since. I saw him live at Tanglewood, in 1992.

@kingsman6975 3 жыл бұрын

I love your comment

@eldelatristefigura1 2 жыл бұрын

Bob Dylan is american bullshit.

@andrewhindley7548 2 жыл бұрын

Dylan has charisma

@Adam-kn3tv 8 ай бұрын

Did he sing "Tanglewood in Blue", from his renowned album Wood On The Tangles?

@kingcollie 7 жыл бұрын

would've been top shelf if she just started doing a Dylan impression for the speech lol

@mathrodite 5 жыл бұрын

She delivered the speech beautifully - really an exquisite example of "nothing added, nothing taken away". She must be a fantastic ambassador.

@yourecorrectiagree6838 5 жыл бұрын

"Once upon a time, a guy who is I, won the Nobel prize, past my prime. Didn't I?"

@jesselee4405 5 жыл бұрын

haha

@user-ko9ky9oq2u 4 жыл бұрын

@@yourecorrectiagree6838 laughed so hard had to stop the speech

@joemarshall4226 3 жыл бұрын

LOL!

@juliettehasenbar9211 5 жыл бұрын

About a year earlier than 2016 I was thinking Bob Dylan should recieve the Nobel Prize for Literature. His poetry - wrapped in musical chords - had a major impact on me and made me delight in the English language. Well deserved Bob!

@plasteredbastard 5 жыл бұрын

This honor doesn't even do it for all of what he is and means to us.

@QuotidianPerfection 7 жыл бұрын

Hi All, What Bob Dylan wrote for his acceptance speech demonstrates his artistry as a poet--his words, read by Azita Raji, illustrated his life as a writer and thoughts on that particular subject matter in less than ten minutes! Dylan, although choosing not to attend the 2016 Nobel Banquet, let his written words narrate what he had to say. I am happy to say that I grew up listening to Dylan and even say two of his concerts! As a person who loves writing poetry, I can say, with absolute certainty, that listening to Dylan deepened my appreciation for literature, especially those who have a innate gift to be versifiers. Take care, QP

@CurleyRadio 7 жыл бұрын

Well deserved. His words have changed the world forever.

@danielcardiff3861 4 жыл бұрын

@Flattop box Bob is for the lyrics although he does know the actual music is important.

@louishernandez2684 3 жыл бұрын

@Mullard 5Y3 Yes they have. Idiot

@gobigorange 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t know if it’s changed the world but it sure as hell has helped a bunch of us navigate thru it ☮️

@ClickChase Жыл бұрын

"Twenty years of schooling and they put you on the day shift" ❤️

@MsScruffy4 7 жыл бұрын

I wish this woman would do some audio books - so they would be a pleasure to listen to. Good readers are so hard to find and the electronic voice is still - robotic. Lovely voice!

@christophercasey6775 4 жыл бұрын

She was excellent.

@pabloperez4063 2 жыл бұрын

Who is she??

@Lee-mh4mm 6 ай бұрын

@@pabloperez4063Azita Raji, I belive

@bengunns9500 6 жыл бұрын

What a great speech from a very intelligent man. The speech itself confirms his greatness worthy of the Nobel Prize.

@elainelakin2376 4 жыл бұрын

There must be some where out of here. Said the joker. To the thief ❤️❤️so well deserved

@emintey 7 жыл бұрын

It was a wonderful speech written by bob Dylan, which he obviously could not bear to deliver himself though he managed through it to be present. The Nobel Prize is well deserved.

@mathrodite 5 жыл бұрын

The speech was delivered exquisitely by the ambassador.

@hadleytorres8171 4 жыл бұрын

Anyone who doesn't think Bob deserved a Nobel prize is by all means entitled to his or her opinion. My own thoughts in the matter although are completely different. Bob Dylan has changed my life, his songs have seen me through many of my worst days, even when I was physically unable to access a music playing device. His lyrics are undeniably of the best caliber of writing ever to be laid down, at least in my opinion. He deserved all the praise bestowed upon him. So there is my opinion if anyone cares.

@kamak5678 5 жыл бұрын

Incredibly humble yet aware speech by Bobby & , IMHO, so very well delivered by the US ambassador too! Long may you run, Bob.

@valueofnothing2487 5 жыл бұрын

Never heard him so sincere and gracious. Amazing.

@GjaP_242 Жыл бұрын

3:13!

@AlexColberg 2 жыл бұрын

Throughout my extensive education during my youth, both academic and on my own, I was introduced to countless writers. But it's only Bob Dylan who I still go back to repeatedly, who still resonates with me many years later, who still brings a tear to my eye on a regular basis.

@andrewhindley7548 2 жыл бұрын

Well said

@steelyman08 4 жыл бұрын

"Well, Shakespeare, he’s in the alley With his pointed shoes and his bells Speaking to some French girl Who says she knows me well....."

@elstonngunn4193 4 жыл бұрын

Oh mama Could this really be the end

@ankeunruh7364 3 жыл бұрын

continue. someone is listening...

@tammyshanahan442 3 жыл бұрын

...to be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again!

@spacealienjesus709 5 жыл бұрын

He is a wonderful wordsmith.. I am glad he didn't show up..he always had a little punk in him..

@steelyman08 4 жыл бұрын

A lot!

@funkymonk7 3 жыл бұрын

Ha..True.

@Nashid 2 жыл бұрын

the ultimate punk

@janepiepes2243 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, I just noticed nothing.. do you have Eraserhead as your icon... funny..

@wolfganglaufer6972 6 жыл бұрын

One can ask if his texts are literature. But it seems like 12 lines of his songwriting have been able to be as meaningful and deep as a thick book of a great writer. Then he deserves the Nobel price very much. Great work and that gained throughout a whole meaningful life. Highest Respect for this.

@bobmoslow9554 7 жыл бұрын

Bob Dylan transcends the world of music and the written word. The question is not if he deserves such an award. A better question, after 55 years of being the recipients of his poetic/musical wisdom, would be...if not he, then who?

@gordonm.7387 7 жыл бұрын

Bob had over 125, 000 books on his library. I was there to fix his jacuzzi. He had a MASSIVE collection of records. He said the Nobel was nothing. I asked him about boxing and his lit up! He said he cried when Ali died. Then he said goodbye. I asked him as I was leaving about Buddy Holly. He just shook his head and said... "I just walked the back road and sang in my head." Bob is a gentle soul. He sees himself as part of life. And he is! x

@allensloot7552 7 жыл бұрын

Agree that is deserved. However, to answer your question, perhaps Neil Young, Leonard Cohen or Tom Waits are equally deserving.

@japhetkineze4597 7 жыл бұрын

Great

@zhiyarali557 7 жыл бұрын

Omg you've seen Dylan? that is amazing!

@bobmoslow9554 7 жыл бұрын

I've seen Mr.D several times...Madison Square Garden, 1974; small town in New Jersey, unannounced, 1988, Jones Beach Long Island, New York, 1992 (?), twice in Albuquerque, New Mexico in the 2000's...you never know what you're going to get...but, its always an experience!

@hannabaal150 4 жыл бұрын

4:42 "Where am I going to get a human skull?" Sounds like Dylan to me!

@RunplaysinHD 4 жыл бұрын

Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio

@chetruane 3 жыл бұрын

Then they zoom in on a woman who wasn't laughing

@joemarshall4226 3 жыл бұрын

@@RunplaysinHD the true author of Shakespeare, Edward DeVere, ward of Lord Burleigh, the Queen's banker, was intimate as a child with the players of a troop Burleigh sponsored.....if I remember, the rel-life Yorrick's name was Will Kemp, and he was the best comic in the troop

@VooDooJoo 7 жыл бұрын

Cracking speech, the most terrifying audience I've seen in a long while. No wonder Bob got someone to read his speech for him.

@jschuler53 6 жыл бұрын

LOL....really!

@ramblingsadrift6477 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed....

@gofindyourmusic 7 жыл бұрын

Where would we be with out Bob Dylan's words , music , and non conformist way of expressing himself ...........who would have stood in his place? Unimaginable

@davidseals352 5 жыл бұрын

Marisa Dower Morgan No one, we were just lucky enough to be on the planet at the same time he was. Five hundred years from now his name will be there alongside Beethoven, Bach, and Mozart. His songs were written for the Everyman because there are so many of us. Wanting to be in love, being in love, and loosing that love. His songs could shine a light into a dark place where we were afraid to look and his songs were about things that happened to each of us in a way that only someone who had experienced these things could have written them. And this gave me comfort knowing that if someone like Bob who could have anything the world has to offer would have to suffer the same things that the Everyman must go through than there’s really no way of getting around these things and so these things are things we all have to deal with in this life. Life has never been easy and it never will be. No one is going to give any of us a key to the back door of a bank. I want to thank Bob for keeping it real.

@dr.elizabethmartin7118 6 жыл бұрын

Actually, dear Bob WAS required to appear in person, within six months, to get his Medal, Diploma, and check worth about $900.000. US - not bad! . He was required to give a lecture, which is online w/his voice taped - and boy did HE LECTURE those stuffed shirts!!! He talked in depth about three BOOKS (LITERATURE) that had greatly influenced him growing up Moby Dick, All Quiet on the Western Front, and Homer's Odyssey - and then he let them have it: the DIFFERENCE between "literature" which is to be READ, and PERFORMANCE: He talked about how Shakespeare wrote his plays for the stage, to be PERFORMED, he said a lot of funny things, too - but he LECTURED the ACADEMY that songs are not the lyrics, SONGS are the performance. He was brilliant. (He also gave two private concerts while in Sweden - no photos allowed.) He's always been the greatest of many great "modern: musicians!!! cheers

@choppedandchanneled 7 жыл бұрын

Pearl Buck was my great aunt, who would have known, Im so proud, and I love Bob so much, he is all in my head my whole life.

@faultyecho4196 7 жыл бұрын

It's good that Dylan refers to Pearl Buck. Someone should.

@TY-bq7ep 7 жыл бұрын

choppedandchanneled Pearl Buck used to live in a mountain in China and that's my hometown.

@plumhunter9158 7 жыл бұрын

Did he refer to Pearl Buck in his acceptance speech? I must have missed it. " he is all in my head my whole life" - well said. I feel the same.

@seabrookthemagnificent9580 7 жыл бұрын

Yes, at around the 2 min mark -speaking of great writers.

@nickingram9175 6 жыл бұрын

choppedandchanneled I’m from a few counties over from her birthplace but have been to the home of Mrs. Buck a couple of times. Just a little town in West Virginia.

@EricScottBloom 7 жыл бұрын

They got the right person to deliver a beautiful message...she's alright!

@rettarasmussen953 5 жыл бұрын

No genius can compare to a legitimate love of learning

@tynoter8156 2 жыл бұрын

he's a genius, even if you dislike him or don't agree with this nomination, you can NOT deny that he was a genius lyricist, he's the shakespeare of music

@stbsabs4370 6 жыл бұрын

He is teaching basically, had he been labeling his work as literature or thinking about high awards he would have lost himself, and in the same explains why he did not go possibly

@ysgol3 6 жыл бұрын

I've loved and studied Dylan for over 40 years, and have finally concluded that it's his MELODIES which are the most important part of his work - of course the lyrics for which he won this prize are filled with untouchable brilliance, but without his hugely underrated melodies, their richness and power would be hugely diminished.

@howieresnick2259 5 жыл бұрын

To me, Desolation Row is a fine example of which you speak

@evancodsworth2 3 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues.

@joemarshall4226 3 жыл бұрын

There's no doubt that the melodies he begged, borrowed, and stole are wonderful vehicles for what he had to say, but perhaps his most powerful poetic work, Subterranean Homesick Blues, has almost no melody at all!

@tillkonczak6917 3 жыл бұрын

A simple twist of fate!

@RandomEarthCinema 3 жыл бұрын

@@joemarshall4226 and that was Back in the USA (or roll over Beethoven) from chuck berry lol

@pamydude1 5 жыл бұрын

This speech should publish as text book in schools and colleges

@ankeunruh7364 3 жыл бұрын

I linked this in several bookmark collections for schools...

@avinavsharma3667 5 жыл бұрын

"Outside in the cold distance A wildcat did growl Two riders were approaching And the wind began to howl" - All Along the Watchtower, 1967 If you're wondering why Dylan got the Nobel Prize

@cookiedowntheshore 4 жыл бұрын

The modern Bard. Influencing and viewing out loud for us all. May the universe bless his grumpy, acerbic self. With a wink, a nod, and an incredible speech, he is still taking names.....and somehow, comparing himself to Shakespeare which is right and good. Sail on, Bobby Zimmerman and take us with you

@neilsthepoet 5 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful woman.... the way she presents this

@chezyvette7139 5 жыл бұрын

Bob Dylan is the greatest ever . There's no one like Bob Dylan he's my godfather of music my legend I love him ❤️❤️❤️

@dustyrustymusty3577 6 жыл бұрын

I rest easier at night knowing that I will never be invited to such an event.

@neilsthepoet 5 жыл бұрын

dustyrusty musty ahh now... let your heart write one song

@GD-me2lv 4 жыл бұрын

Funny.

@janjansen7983 3 жыл бұрын

Haha it sure is a weird circus

@johnb6850 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t even have a good suit to wear

@Dreadtower 3 жыл бұрын

A beautifully structured speech with a lovely ending.

@nadiashireensiddiqi 7 жыл бұрын

I was hoping to see Bob Dylan speaking. "Those who were deemed worthy"

@siriosstar4789 2 жыл бұрын

That was possibly the politest thing Dylan has ever said about prestige.

@gregorreimersgregoryslimgu7136 7 жыл бұрын

I grew up with Bob Dylan, 44 jears. Robert teached me moore than somebody else could do. If you understand his lyrics,you get almost as wise as himself. Thank you, Robert...

@nowazisjuhad4629 4 жыл бұрын

Nobel committee achieved honour to give him that Award

@lylecrussell 7 жыл бұрын

A bunch of self-proclaimed self-important patronizingly smug wealthy elitists giving an award to a man who spent the last 55 years brilliantly exposing such hypocrisy. The irony is astounding. The whole scene could be an acerbic stanza in a Dylan song. Long live Bob.

@emintey 7 жыл бұрын

Try listening to his speech again.

@willhoey1619 6 жыл бұрын

best post on you tube I've ever read.......If I tried a thousand times to put it better than you LC R I,d fail every time !!......brilliant!

@DagaanGalakticos 6 жыл бұрын

The famous anti-establishment journalist Art Buchwald once wrote; If you criticize the powers that be long enough and hard enough, they'll make you of them!

@EE-cg8cg 6 жыл бұрын

LC R That's PROBABLY why he was honoured for the award, but didn't see the venue as suitable !

@wilmanorman330 6 жыл бұрын

Your words shrink as I listen to the wonderful words of the great Bob Dylan, read at the awards by the American ambassador.

@elfattony 7 жыл бұрын

Great speech, I was imagining him reading it the whole time! Trying to figure out what some people saw that made them dislike the video, still clueless...

@jschuler53 6 жыл бұрын

odd that he wasn't there, the audience, that remark about the committee being so small...mostly the audience.

@smarraffa1064 7 жыл бұрын

I look forward to the poetry and song that will come forth from this experience.

@ayiorgos 4 жыл бұрын

In a soldier’s stance, I aimed my hand At the mongrel dogs who teach Fearing not that I’d become my enemy In the instant that I preach My existence led by confusion boats Mutiny from stern to bow Ah, but I was so much older then I’m younger than that now

@joemarshall4226 3 жыл бұрын

NowvTHAT's poetry....and a great tune to boot.

@but2fly 2 жыл бұрын

What an amazing speech. First time I’ve ever heard it.

@GjaP_242 Жыл бұрын

Bob Dylan’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in the Stockholm City Hall on 10 December 2016, was given by the United States Ambassador to Sweden Azita Raji. 0:55 [Nobel Prize]

@DreKC 4 жыл бұрын

Dylan has spoken more truth than anyone I have known

@hansvangelder 2 жыл бұрын

The public looks offended because he isn’t there. Great speech, the price is so well deserved! Bob is a legend.

@richardthelionheart5594 10 ай бұрын

I don't think the extent of his shyness has been adequately reported. I imagine he would have been extremely anxious to get up in front of this type of crowd and deliver his words as our Ambassador was able to do w/ the the aplomb, cadence and overall dignity she provided.

@jorannielsen4213 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful reading of Bob's text by the ambassador ❤️👍

@annjustin1866 7 жыл бұрын

Would love to have seen/heard him say these words. I could not help but wonder why he did not make it in person or via video. Such an honour.....

@mckennawilden 5 жыл бұрын

That is Bob Dylan

@joemarshall4226 3 жыл бұрын

7000 miles from home for a 5 minute speech for a 75 year old man who already travels tens of thousands of miles every year.....AND has grandchildren's birthday parties and graduations to attend.....I wouldn't go, either......

@SandfordSmythe 2 жыл бұрын

@@mckennawilden Best explanation.

@patsavage1245 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to have heard Leonard Cohen reading this speech on behalf of Dylan.

@zivanajadresic8604 2 жыл бұрын

That would be overdoing it and so spoiling the read!

@camplethargic8 7 жыл бұрын

Such a lively crowd! The young women in captain's hats (?) and long white gloves are a nice/odd touch.

@judis8972 3 ай бұрын

When I found the opportunity to see Dylan live I lived in Silver City, NM. The concert was in Las Cruces, NM, probably an hour away. I lied to my husband about the cost of the tickets and bought them, they were second row. Perfect. The concert was DYLAN, of course. Sitting in that prime seat my mind was that he should have looked down from the stage and said "hi, Judi, hi, Steve" but that was of course that we had appreciated and loved him for so many years.

@axd0045 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine 65' Dylan at this ceremony blasting out an electric guitar

@iancurtis6490 2 жыл бұрын

For me, his legacy is "Freewheelin' through "Blond" since I bought those albums the week they came out. I saw him many times beginning in Buffalo in '65 and most lately in Hong Kong in 2011.

@lb2696 5 ай бұрын

Desire and Blood on the Tracks are also great.

@misao3004 4 жыл бұрын

Wow that was an amazing speech and he wasn’t there 😢

@Sherrie275 Жыл бұрын

There is no other who deserves it more than Mr. Dylan. The broad brush strokes he has used to create poetry through lyric and song extends to the world at large. It is the mark of excellence. Fortnuate am I to grow up and old with such a magnificent artist who has worked tirelessly a whole lifetime to reach those of us who sought to love, to learn and to laugh. My deepest thanks for all you are, all you are not, and all that you have given to so many. 🙏♥🥇

@carloscappellini1687 Жыл бұрын

NO ,there are so hundreds of real writers who deserve it.

@katmandew2152 2 жыл бұрын

William Faulkner, in his Nobel Prize speech, clearly describes a future prize winner who is in fact, bob. The connection between these two acceptance speeches is profound, relevant and inspiring. I encourage any of us fan folk to here the Nobel acceptance speech william Faulkner gave and note the modest solemnity and earnest passion in speaking on art. Thanks .

@carloscappellini1687 Жыл бұрын

Faulkner was actually Bob Dylan's dad.

@soldtobediers 3 жыл бұрын

''There are artists who'll wrest us up & place us into themselves. These are the One's who'll continue wresting us up... far & beyond their appointed rests in peace.'' ~Their Fans

@pelotasdad 6 жыл бұрын

what a great words with way, bob. bill nd bob, together gain. thanks for posting this speech.

@dombrunelli5082 5 жыл бұрын

Bob is the American Shakespeare. I've been on Bob's train from the early 60s when I was in high school..A bad kid used to run away from home and school often. Once when he'd come back he said he's been in Greenwich Village and seen this ragged guy sing weird (folk) songs, and he was hypnotizing. To this day I recall he said the guy's name was Bob Dylan, and he was going to be a big star.

@joemarshall4226 3 жыл бұрын

My brother, who is two months older than Bob, came back from the Berkeley Free Speech movement in '62 with a record under his arm. He said, "This is a folksinger who writes some songs I really like." It was the FREWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN album. I was 7. He put it on the old Victrola and cranked it up. Each of my 3 older brothers, and my older brother-in-law, got hooked. The songs ran through my head my entire youth, until I got to be a teenager and sat down and really took them apart. I was hooked, too. It seemed so simple....one guy with a guitar singing simple melodies, telling it like it is. Thousands have tried to do the same thing, but few have come close. Every time we hear something that sound like "the Next Bob Dylan," it's Bob,doing it again.

@brittbeck9158 4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations Bob Dylan - You’re well deserved the Noble Prize., I’ve advocated for this. I sat in front of my TV and wished you would win, but didn’t Really believe to hear your name. - And Sara Danius came out the famous door, she said your name, oh Bob, my heart ♥️ was pounding, it went to Bob Dylan, The Master..then the phone started to ring, everybody wanted to have a world with me. But I didn’t win it was you Bob Dylan, the Greatest .ok I understand their Calls, they know how much I appreciate you, talk about your fantastic songwriting..Cheers Bob 🥂🍾🙏♥️🌸❤️ (iI love you) 💗🙏

@ponnywarcat3478 4 жыл бұрын

This is some ceremony, very formal and honorable, I'd probably feel very nervous and out of place I think so. I'm barely comfortable around myself and I'm never really comfortable anywhere, ever. Aside from that I think I may have accidentally sold my soul. I'm not sure how this is possible but I actually may have pulled it off. I believe I spoke with Jesus on the phone the other day. He said it's time for me to come home and that I better be careful. Then he told me don't forget to pray and wished me to have a nice day. And that was it. If music is a form of literature then Bob Dylan is the right recipient of the Nobel Prize for this. His music has the ability to stir the imagination and question the life that goes on around us.

@gfr7270 4 жыл бұрын

He didnt go? What a legend

@bikepacker9850 15 күн бұрын

The crowd is listening so intently....

@wasanthamorawak7818 6 жыл бұрын

He deserves much more .It took more than 50 years to recognize his value by the Noble Academy... What an insult to mankind!!!

@nancyprohira2571 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite moments was hearing that Bob Dylsn was going to get the Nobel prize...No one ever deserved it more.

@gillsilverberg3355 5 жыл бұрын

"50,000 people have a singular persona, not so with 50, each person has an individual identity"

@englishtranslation1718 Жыл бұрын

Bob Dylan touches your heart 💝❤️💕❤️❤️❤️❤️ by his rendition of songs

@stephenhenion8304 Жыл бұрын

We can only imagine the Depth of Soul and Character when we internalize the person, Bob Dylan....

@bolandbert 6 жыл бұрын

TX Bob, youre the best! We are scratching the surface of your genius mindset.

@Mikey-lj2kq 4 жыл бұрын

though english is not my first language, bob showed me what english poetry is through his songs. oftentimes I was brought to tears. ps:i could read muo-yan in chinese but never liked him.

@G0K3001 5 жыл бұрын

...and watch your parking meters...just kidding yes a wonderful speech. Bob truly deserved it, his book Chronicles is powerful and has a dream like quality that captures you, like his songs. lt should be required reading in college level.

@joemarshall4226 3 жыл бұрын

"Ya don't need a Weatherman to know which way the wind blows."

@janenaylor5544 6 жыл бұрын

A well worded speech :-) But one would not expect anything other.....

@jamesdoctor8079 3 жыл бұрын

women unironically wearing tiaras is definitely not bob dylan’s scene

@cegalo12 2 жыл бұрын

This was beautiful speech spoken by an excellent speaker. Thank you Bob Dylan and Azita Raji.

@gameboy7945 4 жыл бұрын

Its not a honour to Bob Dylan but its a honour to Nobel Prize that he agrees to receive the prize

@clipsahoy1 2 жыл бұрын

Rest In Peace Azita Raji

@lallyoisin 5 жыл бұрын

Big shout out to Bob Dylan's support group. Those who nourished him, his dealer, his doctor, his sound man, his musicians, his family members who told him he's wasting his time, the Midwest, God (on his side;not on his side - don't think its important which), the women and men he met, the allowances/exemptions made because of his name........its hard to remember everybody in the written word!

@francismadic9791 7 жыл бұрын

Words of wisdom

@charlieleonardo 7 жыл бұрын

slowtrain coming

@Broatch6 3 жыл бұрын

Dylan's been the soundtrack to our life's And if He ever had to go In our Hearts He' d grow ♥️

@johnsayegh9751 7 жыл бұрын

congrats mr. dylan and thanks

@penmuni3833 4 жыл бұрын

7:05 Classic Bob Dylan tearing down the establishment with his beautifully poetic and yet pulverizing words. He just told the Nobel committee, don't think so big of yourself. You are a small group of people with your own taste. Hahahaha...

@warrenleming9049 6 жыл бұрын

the actor Charles Dance, a marvelous actor was there...

@michaelcaufield 7 жыл бұрын

7:00--7:03--: "your honesty and how it relates to the depth of your talent" -- Dylan is never really oblique or cagey, it's just that his honesty is so there and brought to the surface on the wave of his one-of-a-kind words as they drive his music (he is so there that he kind of disappears). But his writing wasn't limited to songs, why no mention of his autobiography where his prose was first-rate and not an unworthy companion to the song lyrics. Rock on Bob and keep up the fix of staring us right in the eye and reminding us of the dynamism of any art where words rule the world . . .

@tommorantunes 3 жыл бұрын

wow, that speech was awesome.

@antonrehling1966 6 ай бұрын

I have been a Dylan fan since the 1960's. Me born 1953. I still listen to Dylan in 2023.

@emilysentertainment1015 4 жыл бұрын

Bob is a writer, a poet, an activist, a great musician, all in one.... well deserved, he choose not to go, I would have done the same

@leefrancis190 Жыл бұрын

Bob Dylan, my favourite artist of all times,but what he has achieved is nothing I won’t be surprised,the artist has changed the music industry,anyway we will always love Bob Dylan forever

@triplucid3563 6 жыл бұрын

God BLESS BOB DYLAN

@naveensati9298 2 жыл бұрын

I love bob dylan

@janepiepes2243 2 жыл бұрын

I have enjoyed reading everyone's comments. One thing that stuck out in my mind ...was when he said...his highest dream at the onset was to make and sell a lot of records and to be on the Radio. Then you'll have known that you've reached a large audience. Gosh, that is True !! The Radio , yeah !