Teletubby 141,069 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Bob Dylan took to social media to explain that his “error in judgement” was partly due to a “bad case of vertigo” that made signing his new Simon & Schuster-published book difficult during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’ve been made aware that there’s some controversy about signatures on some of my recent artwork prints and on a limited-edition of Philosophy of Modern Song,” Dylan wrote on Facebook. “I’ve hand-signed each and every art print over the years, and there’s never been a problem.” He continued, “However, in 2019 I had a bad case of vertigo and it continued into the pandemic years. It takes a crew of five working in close quarters with me to help enable these signing sessions, and we could not find a safe and workable way to complete what I needed to do while the virus was raging. So, during the pandemic, it was impossible to sign anything and the vertigo didn’t help. With contractual deadlines looming, the idea of using an auto-pen was suggested to me, along with the assurance that this kind of thing is done ‘all the time’ in the art and literary worlds. Using a machine was an error in judgment and I want to rectify it immediately. I’m working with Simon & Schuster and my gallery partners to do just that. With my deepest regrets, Bob Dylan" Following the early November release of The Philosophy of Modern Song, fans who spent $599 on a limited-edition run of 900 copies — which came with a letter of authenticity from Simon & Schuster — began sharing images of their autographs through social media, only to find that they were exactly alike with no variation. Buyers quickly came to the conclusion that the special edition had been inscribed using an autopen, which prompted the publisher to issue an apology and offer refunds. source "You b*tch!" ~ Rat Boy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kdavies12 130 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 This is so bad and not excusable in my opinion. I purchased one of these books and they weren’t cheap (£500 or $600). Clearly Bob and his team are just sorry they got caught. Who I feel more sorry for are the people who bought art (selling for up to $25k) and they are autopenned… wonder how he’s going to sort this one out! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dojo 19,365 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Edit. wrong artist Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmo 79,916 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Who’s Bob Dylan and why does his name keep appearing on my feed… is he hot? Hottie Detector Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Controversiaga 9,888 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 9 minutes ago, Kimmo said: Who’s Bob Dylan Where r u from? Pronounced like “Balenciaga” . Emphasis on the “Ga” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinnitus15 50,810 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Who’s Bob Dylan? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijahfan 25,442 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 If you're physically unable to sign 900 books, what about not doing it and not tricking people into spending $599 for a fake? How about that? There's no acceptable excuse here. Some artists are really starting to take their fans for nothing more than cash cows and it's not cute, especially coming from a legend like him. Completely disgraceful. Vertigo didn't prevent you from pocketing those checks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnglerfishbraBENUS 5,734 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 17 minutes ago, Tinnitus15 said: Who’s Bob Dylan? only the original writer and performer of Make You Feel My Love among other countless mega hits 💀 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanxjensen 134 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Remember when Nicki got caught doing the same, lol theres one autograph authentication site that I was reading the other day about the new Taylor Swift signed photo promotion, they did the math & estimated that she would have to sign 200,000 copies in order for every copy to be legitimate so I’m wondering if there may be some auto pen going on there as well… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teletubby 141,069 Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 1 hour ago, ryanxjensen said: Remember when Nicki got caught doing the same, lol Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber did it too. They sold thousands of "signed" CDs to get #1 on the Hot 100 then after over 10 months their fans got autopenned CDs. "You b*tch!" ~ Rat Boy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneaky Oliver 21,730 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 10 minutes ago, Teletubby said: Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber did it too. They sold thousands of "signed" CDs to get #1 on the Hot 100 then after over 10 months their fans got autopenned CDs. Imagine scamming people in the middle of a global pandemic, I’m surprised they didn’t get canceled because of that! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
androiduser 7,438 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 27 minutes ago, Teletubby said: Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber did it too. They sold thousands of "signed" CDs to get #1 on the Hot 100 then after over 10 months their fans got autopenned CDs. but these all look different? and you see the pen pressure changing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanxjensen 134 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Bob Dylan had 17 different variations in his apparently so I imagine Justin and Ariana did the same, with the auto pen it’s more like a stamp, so I guess the only way to be certain is if the ink bleeds through the paper like a sharpie would sometimes, but on thicker card stock it might be hard to tell.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chun li 2,826 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 at this point, nothing but respect for our authentic signer never autopen queen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teletubby 141,069 Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, androiduser said: but these all look different? and you see the pen pressure changing many people got refund, they wouldn't do it if these weren't fake and these JB are also fake, they already did it with Yummy and these signatures failed the authentication test "You b*tch!" ~ Rat Boy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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