Obama honors Dylan at White House

President Barack Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, to Bob Dylan at the White House on Tuesday, insisting that there was "not a bigger giant in the history of American music" than the diminutive folk singer.  Dylan, whose long musical journey has seen him go from hero of 1960s counterculture to a guest of the White House, looked impassive behind dark aviator sunglasses as Obama honored him.

"By the time he was 23, Bob's voice, with its weight, its unique, gravelly power was redefining not just what music sounded like, but the message it carried and how it made people feel. Today, everybody from Bruce Springsteen to U2 owes Bob a debt of gratitude" Obama said. The 71-year-old, who has written more than 600 songs and won 11 Grammys, was described as a "modern-day troubador" and "one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century" in the award's official citation.  Below is Bob Dylan singing his year 2000 hit "Things Have Changed" from the Wonder Boys movie: 
http://www.bobdylan.com/us/songs/things-have-changed

"People are crazy and times are strange

 I’m locked in tight, I’m out of range

I used to care, but things have changed" [Bob Dylan]