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.
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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.
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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.
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To those who purchased the 'Philosophy of Modern Song' limited edition, we want to apologize.
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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
