Here’s a brief rundown of some of the accolades and awards the former Robert Zimmerman has garnered over the years: multiple Grammys, an Oscar, Golden Globe, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee, ranked #2 on Rolling Stone’s list of the Greatest Artist Of All Time, listed on Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of last century, I could go on and on. So what do you give a guy that has been given just about every award there is to get?
Well clearly the glaring hole that has been missing on the mantle was a Pulitzer. Zimmy can now scratch that one off his list, as it was announced yesterday that he had been given a Special Citation by the committee for “his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power.” Damn those guys sure know how to write up a description. Dylan will be only the 38th person to receive this honor, Mazel Tov.
