By Brittany Allen
Publication Date: 2026-03-31 15:13:00
As if to prove his point, the Nobel Prize-winning magician who wrote, “Times are changing,” has finally joined Patreon.
As pitchfork As reported yesterday, Bob Dylan – aka Zimmy, Blind Boy Grunt, Lucky Wilbury – has created a new personal account on the pay-to-play hosting service. From there, he aims to communicate strange musings directly to his audience for the low price of $5 a month.
Dylan soft-launched the site via Instagram this week, introducing a series called “Lectures From the Grave.”
This section is considered a “living archive” and includes such reports as “The Last Testament of Frank James,” “Aaron Burr: On the Art of Survival,” and “The Life and Death of Wild Bill.” All supposedly original stories of past folk heroes.
But wait, there’s more! As Nina Corcoran noted yesterday, something is wrong with the old lecture series. Despite the fact that old-fashioned Americana is generally a brand for old Jack…
