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William Mata

Bob Dylan apologises after machine used to ‘sign’ books worth more than £500

Bob Dylan has been called ‘Judas’ in the past for performing with an electric guitar - but this time fans were disappointed for another reason

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Bob Dylan has apologised for an “error in judgement” after admitting hand signed copies of his book contained mass-reproduced signatures.

The legendary singer-songwriter explained, in a rare statement, on Saturday, that due to a “bad case of vertigo” he used a machine to carbon copy his name in the limited run which saw 900 signed special edition copies of The Philosophy of Modern Song fetch up to US$599.

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