DYLAN’S ‘TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ LYRICS FOR SALE FOR $2.2 MILLION
LOS ANGELES—BOB Dylan’s handwritten lyrics to his 1960s classic “The Times They Are A-changin’” are going up for sale with a $2.2-million asking price in what could mark a world record for rock lyrics.
Gary Zimet, owner of LAbased autograph dealers Moments in Time, said on Sunday that the one-page sheet of lyrics, written in a notebook and with changes and scribbles, was originally owned by Dylan’s current manager, Jeff Rosen, and was now being sold by an anonymous private collector.
“It’s not an auction. It’s a private sale. First come, first served,” Zimet told Reuters.
Dylan’s handwritten lyrics to “Like a Rolling Stone” fetched a world-record $2 million when they were sold at an auction by Sotheby’s in New York in 2014.
“The Times They Are A-changin’,” released in 1964, is regarded as one of the most iconic protest songs of the 1960s.
The lyrics to popular songs, especially when handwritten, have become some of the most sought-after items for collectors of celebrity memorabilia.
Don Mclean’s 16-page draft for “American Pie” fetched $1.2 million in 2015, while Paul Mccartney’s scribbled partial lyrics for “Hey Jude” sold for $910,000 at an online auction earlier this month.