Neil Young Once Threw Bob Dylan Off His Bus: ‘Didn’t Recognize Him’

Neil Young buried a very interesting tidbit about Bob Dylan in his glowing — but brief — review of the biopic Complete Anonymous.

“I love Bob Dylan and his music. Ever,” Young, 79, wrote in a post on his website, Neil Young Archiveson Monday, January 13. “He’s a great artist.”

However, the next part raised a number of questions.

“Once he was on my bus and I didn’t recognize him and threw him away but that’s another story,” Young wrote before returning to the business at hand. “This film is a wonderful tribute to his life and music. I think if you love Bob’s music you should see this great movie. I loved it.”

Related: Timothee Chalamet ‘Llawr’ by Bob Dylan’s Praise of ‘A Complete Unknown’

Bob Dylan has officially weighed in on the biopic A Complete Unknown — and Timothée Chalamet couldn’t be happier. “There is a film about me opening soon called A Complete Unknown (what a title!). Timothee Chalamet stars in the lead role,” wrote Dylan, 83, via X on Wednesday, December 4. “Timmy is such a great actor (…)

Although it’s nice to know that Young appreciates Complete Anonymousthe streets are demanding answers about what happened on this tour bus. When was this? What was Dylan wearing that made him so unrecognizable? How did he react when Young unceremoniously threw him off the bus? Is this why they didn’t sing together for 25 years? Inquisitive music fans need to know!

Anyway, the tour bus moment was not depicted in it Complete Anonymouswhich stars Timothée Chalamet as a young Dylan and covers the period in Dylan’s career from his arrival in New York City to his famous “going electric” performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.

While Dylan, 83, was not an official part of the film, director James Mangold he revealed that the iconic musician gave him notes on the script. “I’ve spent several very charming days in his company, just one-on-one, talking to him,” Mangold, 61, said during a 2023 episode of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast. “I have a script that is personally annotated by him and treasured by me. He loves movies.”

Meanwhile, Chalamet has yet to meet Dylan, but the singer praised his performance through X last month. “There is a film about me opening soon called Complete Anonymous (what a title!),” Dylan wrote. “Timothée Chalamet stars in the lead role. Timmy is a great actor so I’m sure he’s going to be totally believable like me. Or younger me. Or another me.”

In response, Chalamet, 29, reposted Dylan’s message, adding, “Floored. I am so grateful. Thanks Bob.”

The actor has been receiving tons of accolades this awards season for his role, including nominations from the Golden GlobesCritics’ Choice Awards a Screen Actors Guild Awards. This year’s Oscar nominations have been postponed due to the Los Angeles wildfires, but Chalamet is widely expected to reach a goal there as well.