A Complete Unknown: Bob Dylan’s Wildest Claim to Media About Being a Male Prostitute in New York
Apart from his chart-topping music, Bob Dylan is also known for being quite mysterious. In the past, he has often left people guessing with different stories about his past. Over the years, he has shared several bizarre tidbits about his life. But the most unexpected detail of them all would definitely be the one he shared in a 1966 interview.
In this conversation, the singer casually suggested that when he landed in New York, he had to work as a male prostitute. Whether it was meant as a joke or an exaggeration of the situation, it surely left many with questions.
Is Bob Dylan’s male prostitute story true or just a joke?
Actors often dish out weird and often incorrect details just to get the media off their backs. It’s surely necessary to maintain a bit of privacy for themselves, but Bob Dylan took this to a whole new level. As A Complete Unknown, which is based on his life, gears up for the Oscars, a past interview of his has once again brought him into the spotlight.
He was quite notorious for spinning wild stories about his life, especially in the early years of his career. However, the most bizarre of these would definitely be what he revealed in a 1966 interview via Rolling Stone with music critic Robert Shelton. In this, the music legend claimed that when he first arrived in New York, he worked as a male prostitute.
He did not stop there and also stated that he would make up to $100 a night from people who picked him up. He added, “We would do anything you wanted, as long as it was paid… I almost got killed.” After this revelation, he mentioned that after two months, he moved to Greenwich Village, where nobody knew about his past.