Bob Dylan posts web message about China shows – Arts & Entertainment

www.guardian.co.uk — The 69-year old song and dance man has refuted the suggestion that he allowed the Chinese government to censor his setlist, "We played all the songs that we intended to play", Dylan wrote.

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