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Bob Dylan voted into American Academy of Arts and Letters
Written by admin on March 12, 2013 – 7:52 pm -
Dylan will be inducted as an honorary member as the Academy were unable to decide whether he belonged for his words or his music.
The Academy’s executive director, Virginia Dajani, told the Associated Press:
“The board of directors considered the diversity of his work and acknowledged his iconic place in the American culture. Bob Dylan is a multi-talented artist whose work so thoroughly crosses several disciplines that it defies categorization.”
The induction ceremony will take place in May, with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon delivering the keynote speech. Dylan has accepted the honour but it is not clear whether or not he will attend.
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