r/AskReddit • • 15h ago

Which celebrity are you amazed is still alive?

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u/PowerSkunk92 14h ago

Bob Dylan is not only still alive but still touring, which is really amazing.

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u/Own-Break-1856 11h ago

Im a big fan and saw him perform in Harlem 15ish years ago. Trust me. Its not amazing, its sad.

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u/Bookworm_1985 10h ago

These days he's not much anymore live, but 15 years ago? He was top notch! I saw him around that time, it was amazing. These days, it's very much hit-or-miss. His regular tour dates (I was at one of them) are pretty 'meh', but when he does a special event (like Outlaw Festival) he brings his A-game.

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u/Own-Break-1856 10h ago

man, what I saw in 2009 was not top notch. I don't know if he was on drugs or drunk or something but it was a total mess. I brought a girl with me who's dad was a huge huge fan, and when we got out of the concert she looked me dead in the eyes and said "I'm not telling my dad about this"

Like not even that he was bad, she was gonna straight up deny she ever went to a Bob Dylan concert.

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u/Spiritual-Chameleon 9h ago

He's notoriously like that for his concerts. He mumbles and doesn't acknowledge fans. He rearranges his music to the extent that it's unrecognizable.

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u/Own-Break-1856 8h ago

rearrange seems generous. I'm a bit of musician myself and the dude played the same 3 lazy chords on the keyboard for all of his songs all night. "now this time I'll do it while I mumble slur tangled up in blue lyrics instead"

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u/082426grateful 9h ago

Was it as bad as Rod Stewart having to take oxygen while on stage? Damn yall.

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u/AbeVigoda76 8h ago

I feel like he performs nowadays as if he has nothing but contempt for his fans.

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u/ThenOwl9 1h ago

he was always hateful imo

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u/CulturalArgument8633 7h ago

I've heard that all my life. But I went to see him perform with Willie Nelson last year and he was definitely not great, but not terrible either. I was expecting much worse. He must have his good days here and there.

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u/Acrobatic_Pace7308 3h ago

I saw him this year and thought he was great.

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u/ThenOwl9 1h ago

sad like how?

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u/Tasty_Puffin 9h ago

I hear his live shows are embarrassingly bad.

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u/joydubs 9h ago

I saw him 25 years ago and it was the worst concert I’ve ever been to

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u/richwf 8h ago

I’ll see your Dylan and raise you a Willie Nelson.

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u/terra_cascadia 7h ago

Saw him perform three months ago. He sat and played keys the whole 90 minutes, had a great band — great show, he sounded awesome.