I was also pleased to hear about this. It was the first item on the 6pm radio news last week - a welcome change from all the politics. I was a Bob Dylan addict at one point in my life. Some of those songs are just so good, they still give me goosebumps.
It seems as though he's not wanting to communicate with the Swedish academy yet about this award, which doesn't surprise me.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...nable-to-reach