Neil Young once threw Bob Dylan off his bus: 'I didn't recognize him'

Neil Young Very interesting information buried about Bob Dylan In his glowing—but brief—review of biography Completely anonymous.

“I love Bob Dylan and his music. I always have,” Young, 79, wrote in a post on his website, Neil Young ArchiveMonday 13 January. “He is a great artist.”

But the next part raised several questions.

“One time he was on my bus and I didn't recognize him and kicked him out but that's another story,” Young wrote before returning to the business at hand. “This film is a great tribute to his life and his music. I think if you like Bob's music you should watch this wonderful film. I loved it.”

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Bob Dylan has officially commented on the biopic A Complete Unknown – and Timothée Chalamet couldn't be happier. “There's a movie about my opening coming soon called A Complete Unknown (what a title!). Timothée Chalamet stars in the lead role,” Dylan, 83, wrote via X on Wednesday, December 4. “Timothée Chalamet is a great actor so (…)

While it's nice to know that Young appreciates it Completely anonymousThe streets are demanding answers about what happened on this tour bus. When was this? What was Dylan wearing that made him unrecognizable? How did he react when Young unceremoniously kicked him off the bus? Is that why they haven't sung together for 25 years? Inquires Music lovers need to know!

However, the tour bus moment was not captured in the film Completely anonymouswhich stars Timothée Chalamet When Dylan Was a Young Man covers the period in Dylan's career from his arrival in New York City to his famous performance of “Going Electric” at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.

While Dylan (83 years old) did not officially participate in the film as a director James Mangold He revealed that the famous musician gave him notes on the script. “I spent several wonderful, magical days in his company, just talking to him one-on-one,” Mangold, 61, said during a 2023 episode of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast. “I have a script that he personally annotated that I cherish. He loves movies.”

Meanwhile, Chalamet has yet to meet Dylan, but the singer publicly praised his performance on Channel X last month. “There's a movie about me opening soon Completely anonymous (What a title!), Dylan wrote. “Timothée Chalamet stars in the lead role. Timmy is a fantastic actor, so I'm sure he'll be just as believable as me. Or younger than me. Or the other me.”

In response, Chalamet, 29, reposted Dylan's message, adding: “My land. I am very grateful. Thank you Bob.

The actor received a lot of praise this awards season for his role, including nominations From the Golden GlobeAnd Critics' Choice Awards Screen Actors Guild Awards. This year's Oscar nominations It has been postponed Because of the wildfires in Los Angeles, but Chalamet is widely expected to get a nod there as well.