Fans Outraged After , Bob Dylan Used Autopen , to 'Hand-Sign' New Book.
CNN reports that Bob Dylan has apologized to
fans after it emerged that he used a machine
to autograph special copies of his new book. .
Copies of "Philosophy of Modern Song" were
reportedly advertised as "hand-signed" and
sold for $599 for one of just 900 copies.
Dylan called the incident an "error of judgement.".
Fans who purchased the book expressed their outrage
online after discovering that the books all had
identical reproductions of the star's signature.
Fans who purchased the book expressed their outrage
online after discovering that the books all had
identical reproductions of the star's signature.
On November 26, Dylan took to
social media to address the controversy. .
In 2019 I had a bad case of vertigo
and it continued into the pandemic years.
It takes a crew of five working in close
quarters with me to help enable these
signing sessions, and we could not
find a safe and workable way to
complete what I needed to do
while the virus was raging, Bob Dylan, via Facebook.
In 2019 I had a bad case of vertigo
and it continued into the pandemic years.
It takes a crew of five working in close
quarters with me to help enable these
signing sessions, and we could not
find a safe and workable way to
complete what I needed to do
while the virus was raging, Bob Dylan, via Facebook.
The idea of using an auto-pen was
suggested to me, along with the assurance
that this kind of thing is done 'all the time'
in the art and literary worlds, Bob Dylan, via Facebook.
Dylan reportedly expressed his "deepest regrets"
and said that he was working with the book's
publisher to make things right to fans.
The book's publisher, Simon & Schuster,
said that customers would get a full refund. .
To those who purchased
the 'Philosophy of Modern Song'
limited edition, we want to apologize. , Simon & Schuster statement, via CNN.
As it turns out, the limited-edition
books do contain Bob's original signature,
but in a penned replica form. We are
addressing this information by providing
each purchaser with an immediate refund, Simon & Schuster statement, via CNN