Bob Dylan has responded to claims from a former backing dancer that she was told not to make eye contact with the musician.
After sharing his thoughts on Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds after watching their recent concert in Paris in a tweet on his official X/Twitter account, a woman by the name of Cheryl Henry who claimed to be one of Dylan’s backing dancers replied to his tweet and opened up about the time she was allegedly told to not look at the ‘Blonde on Blonde’ signer in the eyes.
“My Joy was taken away after rehearsing as one of the Backup dancers for your set on the Grammys in NYC 1991. We all had to walk single file to exit thru the backstage area, past the dressing rooms where you were standing wearing a hooded black robe, kinda like the boxers used to wear & you said to me as I passed you ‘Now don’t you go cutting that long red hair of yours before tomorrow night,” began her tweet.
My Joy was taken away after rehearsing as one of
the Backup dancers for your set on the Grammys
in NYC 1991
We all had to walk single file to exit
thru the backstage area, past the dressing rooms
where you were standing wearing a hooded black robe,
kinda like the boxers used…— Cheryl Henry (@cherealstars1) November 20, 2024
She continued: “By the time I reached the exit door at Radio City, I had been told not to return. Nadine (who was running things) had told us all before NOT to make eye contact with you! I guess I snuck a peek as I passed you! I had a letter with me also from an old friend of yours Katherine Perry who knew you in your West Village days. It wasn’t meant to be Gemini Man….”, referring to Dylan’s zodiac sign.
The legendary singer-songwriter took a moment to reply and wrote: “Saw your reply. Just want you to know I’ve never told anybody not to make eye contact with me. That is just ridiculous. And the next time you see me please look straight into my eyes.”
Saw your reply. Just want you to know I’ve never told anybody not to make eye contact with me. That is just ridiculous. And the next time you see me please look straight into my eyes.
— Bob Dylan (@bobdylan) November 20, 2024
Elsewhere, back in September this year, Dylan performed his classic track ‘All Along The Watchtower’ live for the first time in six years. In August, Dylan played ‘Rainy Day Women #12 & 35’ for the first time in almost a decade at an Outlaw Music Festival touring stop in Boise, Idaho.
Meanwhile, The first reactions the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown have praised Timothée Chalamet for delivering “the performance of the year”.
The first official trailer for the film arrived in July. Since then, a second trailer was shared in October, which shows Dylan’s infamous 1965 Newport gig, where he angered fans by making a switch to electronic guitar and a more rock-influenced sound.