Musicians build their reputations on their art, which means that they can sometimes get away with rude behavior, outlandish styles, and, in the case of these three artists, smelling bad. Here are three talented musicians who have caused people to complain about their odor.
Bob Dylan | Rowland Scherman/Getty Images Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan’s longtime road manager Victor Maymudes dealt with a lot while working with the musician. When their working relationship crumbled, Maymudes aired some of his grievances about Dylan. These included rude behavior, like blowing cigarette smoke in people’s faces or refusing to answer questions. He also had problems with Dylan’s hygiene.
“He doesn’t take his clothes off when he goes to sleep and the guy doesn’t clean his teeth,” Maymudes said, per the book Down the Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan by Howard Sounes. “He’ll smell like a f***ing hog.
Bob Dylan | Rowland Scherman/Getty Images Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan’s longtime road manager Victor Maymudes dealt with a lot while working with the musician. When their working relationship crumbled, Maymudes aired some of his grievances about Dylan. These included rude behavior, like blowing cigarette smoke in people’s faces or refusing to answer questions. He also had problems with Dylan’s hygiene.
“He doesn’t take his clothes off when he goes to sleep and the guy doesn’t clean his teeth,” Maymudes said, per the book Down the Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan by Howard Sounes. “He’ll smell like a f***ing hog.
- 4/14/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
George Harrison had a reputation as a quiet, peaceful musician, but he also showed occasional flashes of anger. While he typically apologized for these outbursts, they were explosive and surprising to the person on the receiving end. Here are five times that Harrison directed his anger at someone.
George Harrison | Michael Putland/Getty Images George Harrison ripped off John Lennon’s glasses in his anger
In the early 1970s, Harrison met with John Lennon and his girlfriend, May Pang. After a period of tense conversation, Harrison exploded at Lennon, demanding to know where he’d been when Harrison needed him. Harrison got increasingly upset and eventually told Lennon he wanted to look him in the eyes.
#HappyBirthday John. @johnlennon Photo: Astrid Kirchherr pic.twitter.com/odc9qv7ziE
— George Harrison (@GeorgeHarrison) October 9, 2016
“Suddenly, he reached over, yanked John’s glasses from his face, and dashed them to the floor,” Pang...
George Harrison | Michael Putland/Getty Images George Harrison ripped off John Lennon’s glasses in his anger
In the early 1970s, Harrison met with John Lennon and his girlfriend, May Pang. After a period of tense conversation, Harrison exploded at Lennon, demanding to know where he’d been when Harrison needed him. Harrison got increasingly upset and eventually told Lennon he wanted to look him in the eyes.
#HappyBirthday John. @johnlennon Photo: Astrid Kirchherr pic.twitter.com/odc9qv7ziE
— George Harrison (@GeorgeHarrison) October 9, 2016
“Suddenly, he reached over, yanked John’s glasses from his face, and dashed them to the floor,” Pang...
- 3/23/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Bob Dylan has been relatively tight-lipped about the people he has dated. He has had multiple romantic relationships, though.
Bob Dylan | Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI Barbara Ann Hewitt
Long before he was famous, Dylan was a high school student in Minnesota who had fallen in love with his classmate. He wrote many love letters to his then-girlfriend, Barbara Ann Hewitt.
Collection of love letters written by Bob Dylan sold for $670K https://t.co/EZt93oqhcT pic.twitter.com/Rpon6ksvBY
— New York Post (@nypost) November 20, 2022
The letters, in which Dylan invites Hewitt to events and writes about the songs he likes, sold for nearly $670,000 at an auction in 2022.
Mavis Staples
Dylan and Mavis Staples played overlapping shows, and Dylan quickly developed a case of what Staples described as “puppy love.” He spoke to her father about proposing, but never did.
“I still have letters that we would write to each other,...
Bob Dylan | Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI Barbara Ann Hewitt
Long before he was famous, Dylan was a high school student in Minnesota who had fallen in love with his classmate. He wrote many love letters to his then-girlfriend, Barbara Ann Hewitt.
Collection of love letters written by Bob Dylan sold for $670K https://t.co/EZt93oqhcT pic.twitter.com/Rpon6ksvBY
— New York Post (@nypost) November 20, 2022
The letters, in which Dylan invites Hewitt to events and writes about the songs he likes, sold for nearly $670,000 at an auction in 2022.
Mavis Staples
Dylan and Mavis Staples played overlapping shows, and Dylan quickly developed a case of what Staples described as “puppy love.” He spoke to her father about proposing, but never did.
“I still have letters that we would write to each other,...
- 3/20/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Bob Dylan has been a famous musician for six decades and, according to his road manager, he hasn’t had a good time doing it. Dylan’s longtime road manager, Victor Maymudes, admitted that Dylan doesn’t take much pleasure out of his immense success. He said that over the years, Dylan grew more “miserable.” It seems that his dedication to privacy is what has kept him in the industry at all.
Bob Dylan | Harry Scott/Redferns Bob Dylan’s road manager said success made the musician bolder
Dylan’s first big success came with the release of The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan in 1963. Though he never liked fame — his collaborator and girlfriend Joan Baez said fans terrified Dylan — Maymudes said that success emboldened the musician. He said that Dylan was extremely timid, even in the early 1960s.
“He wasn’t like that later on,” Maymudes said, per the book Down the Highway by Howard Sounes.
Bob Dylan | Harry Scott/Redferns Bob Dylan’s road manager said success made the musician bolder
Dylan’s first big success came with the release of The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan in 1963. Though he never liked fame — his collaborator and girlfriend Joan Baez said fans terrified Dylan — Maymudes said that success emboldened the musician. He said that Dylan was extremely timid, even in the early 1960s.
“He wasn’t like that later on,” Maymudes said, per the book Down the Highway by Howard Sounes.
- 3/6/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Bob Dylan has been a celebrated musician for decades, but some of his projects have been unsuccessful. Dylan has been touring for the better part of the past 40 years, but according to his friend George Harrison, he’s always looking for a job outside of the music industry. He’s tried a number of different projects. Here are five that didn’t work out for him.
Bob Dylan | Lester Cohen/WireImage A fight over an unsuccessful coffee shop ruined one of Bob Dylan’s friendships
Bob Dylan and his tour manager, Victor Maymudes, opened a Santa Monica coffee shop together. Maymudes made his daughter, Aerie, a manager, and they decided to rely on word-of-mouth promotion instead of advertising that a celebrity-owned the business. As a result, it began to lose money.
“It was wonderful except for the simple fact that it was still empty and bleeding money with every cappuccino...
Bob Dylan | Lester Cohen/WireImage A fight over an unsuccessful coffee shop ruined one of Bob Dylan’s friendships
Bob Dylan and his tour manager, Victor Maymudes, opened a Santa Monica coffee shop together. Maymudes made his daughter, Aerie, a manager, and they decided to rely on word-of-mouth promotion instead of advertising that a celebrity-owned the business. As a result, it began to lose money.
“It was wonderful except for the simple fact that it was still empty and bleeding money with every cappuccino...
- 3/5/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
When Bob Dylan first arrived in New York, friends found him pleasant, if a bit odd, but their opinion of him shifted when he got “mean.” According to his friends, the change in Dylan occurred when he became famous. While Dylan came across as condescending, the personality shift likely had something to do with his discomfort with his success. Dylan was never at ease with his fame, which made him lash out.
Bob Dylan | Bettmann/Contributor via Getty Bob Dylan could be mean and condescending to his friends
When Dylan first moved to New York, many of the people he met were already established musicians. When he found fame, he started criticizing their careers. He called The Rolling Stones’ Brian Jones talentless, told folk singer Phil Ochs that he wasn’t a musician, and patronizingly told Dave Van Ronk to give up the blues in order to make money.
Bob...
Bob Dylan | Bettmann/Contributor via Getty Bob Dylan could be mean and condescending to his friends
When Dylan first moved to New York, many of the people he met were already established musicians. When he found fame, he started criticizing their careers. He called The Rolling Stones’ Brian Jones talentless, told folk singer Phil Ochs that he wasn’t a musician, and patronizingly told Dave Van Ronk to give up the blues in order to make money.
Bob...
- 2/27/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Early in Bob Dylan’s time in New York, he met Victor Maymudes, the man who would become his road manager. The two worked together for years before a hostile argument shattered their friendship. Even before this fight, Maymudes noted that working for Dylan wasn’t always easy. He was broody, prone to anger, and, Maymudes complained, didn’t smell great. Dylan’s longtime road manager shared the challenges of working for the musician.
Bob Dylan | Michael Kovac/WireImage 1. Bob Dylan’s manager said the musician rarely speaks
Dylan is a notoriously private celebrity and actively avoids interactions with fans. Maymudes said that he was the only person Dylan spoke to at times. Often, Dylan wouldn’t even talk to him, even when it was necessary.
“I would have questions, decisions to make about what we were doing,” Maymudes said, per the book Down the Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan by Howard Sounes.
Bob Dylan | Michael Kovac/WireImage 1. Bob Dylan’s manager said the musician rarely speaks
Dylan is a notoriously private celebrity and actively avoids interactions with fans. Maymudes said that he was the only person Dylan spoke to at times. Often, Dylan wouldn’t even talk to him, even when it was necessary.
“I would have questions, decisions to make about what we were doing,” Maymudes said, per the book Down the Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan by Howard Sounes.
- 2/23/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Bob Dylan is a notoriously private celebrity, so fans might welcome the chance to be neighbors with the musician to get more insight into his life. The people who actually have lived near Dylan have come to learn that he’s not always the easiest neighbor, though. He’s even gotten under the skin of another celebrity, Katharine Hepburn. Though being a problematic neighbor is not always Dylan’s fault, some people have even had to complain to the city about him.
Bob Dylan | Harry Scott/Redferns When Bob Dylan’s dog used neighbor Katharine Hepburn’s garden as his bathroom
When Dylan lived in New York, one of his neighbors was Hepburn. She didn’t mind Dylan, but she did have a problem with his dog, who seemed to favor her flower bed when he needed to relieve himself.
“Katharine Hepburn lived next door, and Bob’s dog Brutus...
Bob Dylan | Harry Scott/Redferns When Bob Dylan’s dog used neighbor Katharine Hepburn’s garden as his bathroom
When Dylan lived in New York, one of his neighbors was Hepburn. She didn’t mind Dylan, but she did have a problem with his dog, who seemed to favor her flower bed when he needed to relieve himself.
“Katharine Hepburn lived next door, and Bob’s dog Brutus...
- 2/22/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Joan Baez and Bob Dylan met in the early 1960s, and their musical relationship soon turned romantic. They ended their relationship by the mid-1960s, but they continued to work together professionally. Roughly a decade after their split, Dylan was married, and Baez joined him on tour. They hadn’t been together in years, but he was so obsessed with her hair that he became furious when she cut it short.
Bob Dylan and Joan Baez | Daily Herald/Mirrorpix via Getty Images Bob Dylan decided he couldn’t marry Joan Baez
When Dylan moved to New York to pursue a career in music, Baez had already established herself in the folk scene. She performed with Dylan, bringing him exposure, and their relationship soon turned romantic.
“I was crazy about him,” she said, per the Toronto Star. “We were an item and we were having a wonderful time.”
Joan Baez and...
Bob Dylan and Joan Baez | Daily Herald/Mirrorpix via Getty Images Bob Dylan decided he couldn’t marry Joan Baez
When Dylan moved to New York to pursue a career in music, Baez had already established herself in the folk scene. She performed with Dylan, bringing him exposure, and their relationship soon turned romantic.
“I was crazy about him,” she said, per the Toronto Star. “We were an item and we were having a wonderful time.”
Joan Baez and...
- 2/8/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Bob Dylan has been a successful and widely praised musician for decades, and a friend said this meant he was sometimes cruel. He explained that even in the nascent days of Dylan’s music career, he was used to people celebrating him. Because people were afraid to contradict or stand up to Dylan, his behavior verged on viciousness.
Bob Dylan | Val Wilmer/Redferns Bob Dylan’s road manager said he could be cruel
Even the people Dylan was closest to said he could be unpleasant to be around. His tour manager, Victor Maymudes, worked with Dylan for years. Over the decades, he said he had to put up with a lot.
“Bob would torture me; on occasion he was very hard on me,” Maymudes wrote in the book Another Side of Bob Dylan: A Personal History on the Road and Off the Tracks. “I drove him over to visit his...
Bob Dylan | Val Wilmer/Redferns Bob Dylan’s road manager said he could be cruel
Even the people Dylan was closest to said he could be unpleasant to be around. His tour manager, Victor Maymudes, worked with Dylan for years. Over the decades, he said he had to put up with a lot.
“Bob would torture me; on occasion he was very hard on me,” Maymudes wrote in the book Another Side of Bob Dylan: A Personal History on the Road and Off the Tracks. “I drove him over to visit his...
- 2/4/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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