HOT PRESS ISSUE 45-05: BOB DYLAN 80TH BIRTHDAY SPECIAL

HOT PRESS ISSUE 45-05: BOB DYLAN & ST. VINCENT (FLIP COVER SPECIAL)

On May 24th, Robert Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan celebrates his 80th birthday. In a special issue to mark the occasion, Hot Press writers – including Dylan experts Anne Margaret Daniel and Pat Carty – explore different aspects of the extraordinary legacy of the world’s greatest songwriter. Meanwhile, a selection of musicians, artists and bands join in the celebrations, paying personal and collective tribute to the prodigious inspirational power of the Minnesota-born legend. Bob Dylan’s 80th birthday offers a special moment to reflect on – and hopefully to understand afresh – the poetry, the flair and the influence of a mercurial genius who changed music forever.