Bob Dylan finally reacts to his Nobel PrizeOctober 29, 2016 - 13:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Bob Dylan has finally broken his silence on being a Nobel Prize honoree. Since the Swedish Academy announced that the 75-year-old singer/songwriter was picked as the recipient of 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, he hadn't acknowledged it except for a mention on his official website that was later deleted, AceShowbiz reports. Now, he has spoken up about being awarded the Novel Prize. "It's hard to believe," he tells The Telegraph about becoming a Nobel laureate, sounding pleased. He reveals that it felt "amazing, incredible" when he was first told about it. "Whoever dreams about something like that?" he admits. Of whether he's worthy of the Nobel Prize for Literature, he says, "I'll let other people decide what they are. The academics, they ought to know. I'm not really qualified. I don't have any opinion." Dylan was called "impolite and arrogant" by the Nobel committee after the Academy couldn't reach out to him. Responding to this ruckus, he simply says, "Well, I'm right here," but offers no further explanation. When asked if he would come to the awards ceremony in Stockholm, he responds, "Absolutely. If it's at all possible." The Nobel Foundation has, in fact, got in touch with the "Positively 4th Street" hitmaker. "The news about the Nobel Prize left me speechless," Dylan told the Swedish Academy. "I appreciate the honor so much." He added, "If I accept the prize? Of course." Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |