Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman in 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and author. He began studying music at the University of Minnesota in 1959, but left after a short time to pursue a career as a musician in New York. His second album, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, brought him his breakthrough in 1963. Dylan released 39 studio albums, which sold more than 125 million copies worldwide. In 2016, he became the first musician to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. His other honors include a special Pulitzer Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and France’s Légion d’honneur. His memoir Chronicles: Volume One remained on The New York Times bestseller list for a year.