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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Bob Dylan rarely speaks in his concerts beyond a “thank you,” so when he says even something trivial from the stage, people listen — and when he suddenly breaks with form to defend a controversial figure, they lean in even more. At a show Thursday night at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, he defended Rolling Stone magazine founder Jann Wenner, who in September was removed from the board of directors of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation — which he also co-founded — after remarks in a New York Times interview that were perceived as sexist and racist.
Dylan said he would “like to say hello to Jann Wenner, who’s in the house,” as heard in an audio snippet tweeted by Dylan.FM Podcast. “Jann Wenner, surely everybody’s heard of him.
Anyway, he just got booted out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and we don’t think that’s right; we’re trying to get him back in.” “All right, like to say hello to Jann Wenner who’s in the house. Jann Wenner, surely everybody’s heard of him.
Anyway, he just got booted out of the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame – and we don’t think that’s right, we’re trying to get him back in.”
— Bob Dylan 11/16/23 pic.twitter.com/Vkgt8klzYS Dylan’s account was a shorthand version of what happened to Wenner. He remains “in” the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an inductee in good standing, having been installed in a 2004 ceremony by Ahmet Ertegun.
It’s his place on the board of directors of the Hall Foundation that was taken away, when the board voted to remove him one day after the controversial New York Times interview. At the time, Wenner was promoting a book titled “The Masters,” which includes his Q&As with some of rock’s all-time greats — including
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Bob Dylan voiced his support for Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner at a show in New York, amid a series of controversies surrounding the writer.Wenner was in attendance at the gig on Thursday (November 16) and Dylan, who doesn’t frequently speak between songs at his shows, took a moment to shout him out towards the end of the performance.“All right, l’d like to say hello to Jann Wenner, who’s in the house. Jann Wenner, surely everybody’s heard of him,” Dylan said.“Anyway, he just got booted out of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame – and we don’t think that’s right.
Bob Dylan went public with his support for disgraced Rolling Stone founder and ex-editor Jann Wenner last night, telling an audience at New York City’s Beacon Theatre that he wants Wenner “back in” the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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