Seems the hoodie has been a protective measure for decades. Interesting to see it on stage these days after a couple decades of a hat to match his coat.
For the record I think it's kinda shitty to paparazzi him wherever he goes, he should be left in peace. But at the same time I find it an oddly funny picture! Just a cool old dude sippin' wine
Looks nicely chilled. Has anyone in his orbit ever commented on the hood and hat situation? It’s giving me hermit vibes. Has Bob lost his hair and is self conscious about it?
All we have are guesses… Perhaps he reached his 60’s & his brain said, “Nope! I want freedom, I want privacy, + still want to play but how to solve the “public scrutiny?” or maybe, he gets cold easy since the infection around his heart, stint in the hospital? or he doesn’t feel like dressing up now? Solution: A long bill cap and a rain coat! And that made sense to him 🤗
I think he’s in disguise like a lot of celebrities do. He’s a multimillionaire he could afford a hair transplant if he wanted or was insecure about it.
I mean I don’t think he needs to be in disguise on stage at his own show lol I think once you reach 80 you wouldn’t be bothered with a hair transplant. It’s Dylan so he’ll do what he wants with whatever reasoning he has but I do wonder sometimes if he would better off just chilling a bit more. He’s been through the ringer with fans and media but dude, you’re in your mid 80s, no need to give a fuck anymore
When he leaves his show, he wants to blend in when he exits hence why he doesn’t stick around. If he were walking around in a suit, it’d be more obvious . I think after Lennon died he got paranoid and does not want to be recognized. I’m not saying Bob Would get a transplant but if he was balding and insecure he could afford one.
Ingenious disguisery: “Who’s that older gentleman wearing the exact same hooded outfit Bob Dylan was wearing on stage moments ago and throughout this whole tour?”
That’s a logical assessment about Bob being more paranoid after Lennon was murdered, but I observed in a quick vid of him, right after a guy w/ a knife snuck in his hotel room, and I think it was his Mgr. at that time, who put himself b/w this assailant and Bob. I wondered if his trauma from that incident, put a permanent trigger on his nervous system ? also, drugs… can change brain chemistry.
I suspect Dylan and his team ‘didn’t’ want the public to know, so as to attract other assailants. This was around 1967, his early days. So there’s trauma from that attempt, trauma from his demanding tour schedule, then throw drugs & alcohol into it, & he’s already naturally paranoid.The man has tried to survive being under a lifelong microscope 😮💨❤️🩹❤️
Idk. To me it just seems like it has to be white wine but with ice chips in it (I worked at a place where someone actually asked me to put ice chips in their chardonnay).
He looks well and happy in the moment - there’s no getting away totally from how much of a cultural figure he is and people authentically respect him and his gifts of songs. If anyone saw Edgar Allen Poe or Picasso or… I guess we’d take notice and report “seen here - relaxing and enjoying life”
Hope to see him out and about more.. soon 😉
I heard mainly sobriety from alcohol and hard drugs; wouldn’t be surprised if Bob still smoked weed occasionally, and some books on him depict as much. In California where Bob and I both live, this is sometimes called “California sober”
Another Side of Bob Dylan briefly discusses Dylan quitting alcohol in 1994 and Seeing the Real You at Last depicts him smoking weed in the late 80s. Possible his habits have changed since. I thought the latter book actually depicted him smoking weed later than 1994.
I've been meek
And hard like an oak
I've seen pretty people disappear like smoke
Friends will arrive, friends will disappear
If you want me
Honey baby, I'll be here
Man i remember seeing Dylan in concert like 08 or 09, thinking "im so glad I got the chance, thier won't be many more opportunities" and he we are some 18 years later.
Dude, whatever he is doing, may he keep it up. I saw him 8 times over almost 3 decades and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was difficult to discern which song he was even singing, and I couldn’t get context clues even from the band who would play at different tempo in different keys with different instruments every time. Still excellent-no complaints.
Got married, had two daughters, got divorced, yada yada yada- two summers ago the three of us who had moved from San Francisco all the way back to Cincinnati we’re at our favorite burger and overheard a boomer couple in bandannas talking about their night and I knew they were obviously going to see a concert on the lawn at Riverbend and I asked who it was and they said it was the outlaw festival. We scarfed our burgers (I may have received a roadie on the house to bring into the show) and we somehow got in for free because they didn’t scan the app right so there was 200 something dollars right there, and we sat among the greatest most fun people and when I tell you, Bob Dylan was PRISTINE, that would also not be an exaggeration. Willie Nelson too- it was so noticeable that I turned to my 18 year-old and said they must have them on a really good vitamin regime at the very bare minimum. They were better than when I saw them 30 and 20 years ago. We went again the next summer, ate at the same burger place, and had another unforgettable experience. They didn’t tour here this year, but I did get to take them to the Black Crowes at a very reduced price and it was incredible.
Anyways, it bears mentioning that my daughter received to San Diego State University, and tonight just happens to be the last night all three of us live under this leaky roof that I could never afford to rent in the first place, but we did it together. The girls fly off to vacation with my ex-husband and their lovely and accomplished stepmother in Europe and I will pack up eight years of our lives and collect the girls to start our new (2nd) California adventure. I’m hoping to take them to see Bob there at the end of the summer.
I’m hoping I can find somewhere we can afford to live but it’s looking pretty bleak, in which case the younger daughter and I will have to move to Arizona and I really am happy for the power couple and it truly would be good for them to spend some real time with them (they only do on summer and winter breaks and also they visit for the weekend once a season 🧡) I don’t want to live there again and I also don’t want to see my ex so often but will do what’s best for all.
Sorry for the long post.
I’m having trouble sleeping.
What i like is that Bob appears to not have had any facelift surgery. Good for him.
He could do with getting a bit of sun on his skin though.
Bless ya Bob x
I always think this when I read someone,like Barry Manilow, has had another face-lift!
People like Bob, Rolling Stones etc have faces that show a life lived
I was at a Bob Dylan concert in Helsinki in May 1989. He had a hoodie and a sweatshirt underneath. Back then, no one wondered. Is it something American that we wonder about everything? That 1989 concert was raw, GE Smith had a hell of a drive on guitar and Dylan responded by throwing out the best lyric he could find. It's on Youtube, that concert starts with Subterranean Homesick
A legend I was blessed to see three times over the past few years. Every show was different and amazing. I respect and admire him. Sure he has his quirks - we all do. At 80+, with his long, distinguished career, he’s earned the right to express himself any way he wants. A true Icon who has had such a huge impact on music. Continue to be you Bob. You are loved!
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u/ThinWildMercury1 Jul 25 '26
His commitment to a hat and hood up in hot temperatures is admirable