How does it feel

Det var en decideret rørende seance, der udspillede sig, da Patti Smith i weekenden hyldede Bob Dylan ved årets nobelprisfest i Stockholm. Som det måske allerede er dig bekendt, glippede ordene for den gamle punkrocker og nære ven til Dylan, men i et næsten lige så rørende essay forklarer hun, at det skam ikke handlede om, at hun ikke kunne huske teksten.

”I was struck with a plethora of emotions, avalanching with such intensity that I was unable to negotiate them. (…) I was unable to continue. I hadn’t forgotten the words that were now a part of me. I was simply unable to draw them out.”