Bob Dylan better not be joking about voicing satnav directions
Bob Dylan might not be a fan of streaming music, but he appears to be into his GPS. BBC News Online is reporting that he’s in talks with “a couple of car companies” about providing his voice for their satellite navigation services.
Dylan teased listeners to his radio show with an example: “Left at the next street. No, right. You know what? Just go straight.” However, he seemed to be having second thoughts on-air: “I probably shouldn’t do it because whichever way I go, I always end up at one place – on Lonely Avenue. Luckily I’m not totally alone. Ray Charles beat me there.”
If this isn’t just Dylan having a joke at his listeners’ expense, we’ll be at the front of the queue when the cars go on sale, however pricey they are. Although the thought of trying to weave through tiny country roads in the dark while your satnav tells you “Most likely you go your way and I’ll go mine” is a trifle worrying…
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August 25th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Ha ha. That’s cool. I hope Navtones sign him up. Navtones already has Mr. T, Dennis Hopper, Burt Reynolds, Kim Cattall… and they say the original voice of KITT and the Hoff is coming too. How cool. THE HOFF! Dylan would be an interesting one. I always use my celebrity voices but is Bob going to sing the direction to me? I guess I’ll have to wait and see. You should check Navtones out though, it’s the best GPS voice site I’ve found. Dylan will end up here for sure!
August 28th, 2009 at 2:16 am
Hilarious! If it goes ahead, it’ll certainly be one of the more interesting musician-brand partnerships.