Bob Dylan is apologizing to his followers following the controversy over “hand-signed” copies of his newest guide, The Philosophy of Trendy Tune, which had been inscribed utilizing an autopen for a virtually $600 particular version.
The enduring singer-songwriter took to social media on Friday (Nov. 25) to elucidate that his “error in judgement” was partly attributable to a “unhealthy case of vertigo” that made signing his new Simon & Schuster-published guide tough in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I’ve been made conscious that there’s some controversy about signatures on a few of my latest art work prints and on a limited-edition of Philosophy of Trendy Tune,” Dylan wrote on Fb. “I’ve hand-signed every artwork print over time, and there’s by no means been an issue.”
He continued, “Nevertheless, in 2019 I had a foul case of vertigo and it continued into the pandemic years. It takes a crew of 5 working in shut quarters with me to assist allow these signing periods, and we couldn’t discover a secure and workable approach to full what I wanted to do whereas the virus was raging. So, in the course of the pandemic, it was inconceivable to signal something and the vertigo didn’t assist. With contractual deadlines looming, the concept of utilizing an auto-pen was prompt to me, together with the reassurance that this sort of factor is completed ‘on a regular basis’ within the artwork and literary worlds.”
Following the early November launch of The Philosophy of Trendy Tune, followers who spent $599 on a limited-edition run of 900 copies — which got here with a letter of authenticity from Simon & Schuster — started sharing photographs of their autographs by means of social media, solely to seek out that they had been precisely alike with no variation. Patrons shortly got here to the conclusion that the particular version had been inscribed utilizing an autopen, which prompted the writer to challenge an apology and provide refunds.
“To those that bought The Philosophy of Trendy Tune restricted version, we wish to apologize,” Simon & Schuster wrote in a Nov. 20 assertion on Instagram. “Because it seems, the 900 restricted version variations of the books do include Bob’s unique signature, however in a penned reproduction kind. We’re addressing this instantly by offering every purchaser with a direct refund.”
Dylan concluded his apology on Friday, writing, “Utilizing a machine was an error in judgment and I wish to rectify it instantly. I’m working with Simon & Schuster and my gallery companions to just do that.”
Learn Dylan’s apology on Fb right here.
