Bob Dylan skips Nobel Prize ceremony, cites Shakespeare in acceptance statement

Source https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2016/12/10/bob-dylan-skips-nobel-prize-ceremony-cites-shakespeare-in-acceptance-statement.html

“Not once have I ever had the time to ask myself, ‘Are my songs literature?’” Dylan, 75, said in a statement. “So, I do thank the Swedish Academy, both for taking the time to consider that very question, and, ultimately, for providing such a wonderful answer.”