"A torn page of lined paper bearing a draft for the lyrics of 'I'm Not There' has been discovered, tucked inside an Allen Ginsberg paperback. The page of lyrics is set to go under the hammer in April, estimated to fetch between $20,000 and $40,000."
"During the summer of 1967 in New York, Bob Dylan wrote and recorded more than 100 songs with his then-backing group The Band, including 'I'm Not There.'"
"The book was gifted to Sally Grossman by Ginsberg himself in 1969 and is part of her estate that was sold to a book dealer after her death in 2021."
A draft of the lyrics for Bob Dylan's song 'I'm Not There' was discovered in a first-edition paperback of Allen Ginsberg's 'Ankor Wat.' The lyrics were written during the summer of 1967 when Dylan recorded over 100 songs with The Band. The draft is believed to be a rare working version of a significant piece of songwriting. The book was gifted to Sally Grossman by Ginsberg in 1969 and is part of her estate. The auction is expected to fetch between $20,000 and $40,000.
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