Got some cash to spare? Like, a lot of cash? Well, if so, then you’re in luck because handwritten Bob Dylan lyrics from ‘The Times They Are A-Changin” have been put up for auction with a starting bid of $2.2 million.
Are you in search of the perfect music memorabilia to round out your collection? Then, look no further as you can now own iconic singer-songwriter Bob Dylan’s handwritten lyrics, which are sure to be an attention grabber if you’ve got them hung up on your wall.
Placed on auction with a starting price of a mind-boggling $2.2 million, Dylan’s ‘The Times They Are A-Changin” are offered via Moments In Time auctioneers, that have provided that the item is completely authentic, and “guaranteed without time limitations, for full refund of purchase price.”
“History is constantly being made all around us,” the auctioneer’s statement reads. “Possessing these items gives one a sense of pride. With these manuscripts you can fall into the moment of their creation as they are truly a ‘moment in time’.”
‘The Times They Are A-Changin” was recorded by Dylan in 1963, and appeared as the title-track of the album in the same year. “I wanted to write a big song, some kind of theme song, with short, concise verses that piled up on each other in a hypnotic way,” the legendary musician explained in the liner notes of the album.
“This is definitely a song with a purpose. I knew exactly what I wanted to say and who I wanted to say it to.”
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If you’re thinking that $2.2 million is a bit out of your price range, there’s also other Bob Dylan lyrics on offer – you can purchase ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues’ for $1.2 million, or even ‘Lay, Lady, Lay’ for $650,000, starting bid.
As TMZ stated, Dylan’s “handwritten lyrics were acquired from a collector who bought them from the singer’s manager years ago, and you can see [his] mind at work just by looking at the pages – there are tons of edits, scribbles, notes and even doodles! Dylan won a Nobel Prize for literature, but it’s still crazy to see how much his artistry is worth.”
Check out ‘The Times They Are A-Changin” by Bob Dylan:
