Bob Dylan apologizes for using autopen device to 'hand-sign' new book - CNN

Bob Dylan has apologized for an "error successful judgment," aft it emerged that helium utilized a instrumentality to autograph peculiar copies of his caller publication that had been advertised arsenic "hand-signed."

Fans who paid $599 for 1 of 900 copies of the euphony legend's caller publication "Philosophy of Modern Song" shared their outrage aft comparing notes online and realizing that the books contained identical reproductions of the star's signature.

Dylan took to societal media connected Saturday to code the controversy, saying helium resorted to utilizing an autopen for the limited-edition copies of the publication aft a "bad lawsuit of vertigo" prevented him from being capable to motion the books himself.

"I've hand-signed each and each creation people implicit the years, and there's ne'er been a problem," helium said successful the connection shared connected his Facebook page.

"However, successful 2019 I had a atrocious lawsuit of vertigo and it continued into the pandemic years. It takes a unit of 5 moving successful adjacent quarters with maine to assistance alteration these signing sessions, and we could not find a harmless and workable mode to implicit what I needed to bash portion the microorganism was raging."

He went connected to accidental that helium felt the unit of contractual deadlines and "the thought of utilizing an auto-pen was suggested to me, on with the assurance that this benignant of happening is done 'all the time' successful the creation and literate worlds."

Dylan added: "Using a instrumentality was an mistake successful judgement and I privation to rectify it immediately."

He signed disconnected the connection by saying that helium was moving with steadfast Simon & Schuster and his assemblage partners to marque things close and expressed his "deepest regrets."

CNN has contacted Dylan's representatives for further comment.

Dylan's apology comes days aft Simon & Schuster issued a connection confirming helium had not hand-signed immoderate copies of the book, released earlier this month, and promised customers a refund.

"To those who purchased the 'Philosophy of Modern Song' constricted edition, we privation to apologize," said a tweet from Simon & Schuster. "As it turns out, the limited-edition books bash incorporate Bob's archetypal signature, but successful a penned replica form. We are addressing this accusation by providing each purchaser with an contiguous refund."