Bob Dylan absent as American Nobel laureates visit White House Dylan did not join Duncan Haldane, Michael Kosterlitz, Oliver Hart and Fraser Stoddart at the White House.
Bob Dylan will not attend Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm The singer-songwriter cited "pre-existing commitments" in a letter to the Swedish Academy, which noted several recent laureates who could not be present for various reasons.
Bob Dylan acknowledges Nobel Prize, says selection left him ‘speechless’ The Jewish songwriter contacted the Swedish Academy himself nearly three weeks after it was announced and said he would accept the prize.