A will written by Bob Dylan in 1975 was auctioned for $27,500 by Moments in Time auction house this weekend.
Bob Dylan is experiencing renewed attention since the recent release of the biographical film “A Perfect Stranger,” in which Timothée Chalamet plays the singer. In this context, a copy of his will dating from September 27, 1975, when he was 34 years old, was sold at auction for 27,500 dollars (approximately 26,777 euros). By this time, Dylan was already enjoying international fame thanks to iconic songs like “Blowin’ in the Wind” (1963), “Like a Rolling Stone” and “The Times They Are a-Changin” (1965).
In the legal document, signed under his full name, “Robert Dylan,” the musician had provided $50,000 and a house in Hennepin County, Minnesota (United States), for his younger brother, David Zimmerman. However, TMZ clarified that this version of the will now appears outdated.
He also mentioned his five children at the time and made arrangements for any unborn children. Today, Bob Dylan is the father of six children: Maria Dylan Himmelman (63 years old), Jesse Byron Dylan (59 years old), Anna Dylan (57 years old), Sam Dylan (56 years old), and Jakob Dylan (54 years old) , leader of the group The Wallflowers, as well as Désirée Gabrielle Dennis-Dylan (38 years old).
-Unfinished lyrics sold for half a million dollars
The sale of the will was announced shortly after that of several of the musical icon’s items this weekend in Nashville, Tennessee. Among the prized pieces were a draft of the lyrics to one of his most famous songs, “Mr. Tambourine Man” (1965), sold for 508,000 dollars (approximately 498,215 euros). These two sheets included three typed versions, incomplete compared to the final recorded version, as well as handwritten annotations by the artist.
The song, written in 1964, was a huge success, performed by both Bob Dylan and The Byrds, the latter reaching the top of the charts in the US and UK. Among the other key items, an oil painting signed by the singer in 1968, sold for $260,000 (239,200 euros), and a personalized Fender guitar from 1983, used by the artist, sold for $225,000 (around 218,290 euros). ). The entire sale generated approximately $1.5 million through physical and online bidding.
“A Complete Stranger,” charting the rise of Bob Dylan in the 1960s, continues to captivate audiences, bringing in $54 million at the box office to date. Timothée Chalamet, who plays the legend, invested a long time in this role, performing the songs himself and playing the guitar.
