David Hepworth was speaking at The Oldie Literary Lunch yesterday on his latest book Hope I Get Old Before I Die: Why rock stars never retire
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The journalist David Hepworth has made a career out of interviewing rock stars, but some were difficult to get a tune out of.
He told The Oldie's literary lunch on 15th July 2025 that interviewing Bob Dylan was a "Herculean" task, recalling a chat with the American on a taciturn day.
In Hepworth's words, "the loudest sound in the room that day was beads of sweat dropping from my forehead". Eventually, the PR from the record company thought a break might loosen Dylan up.
"How do you think it's going?" she asked.
"I don't know," Dylan replied. "He keeps asking me questions."
The lunch was sponsored by Auriens. Photos by Neil Spence. For all future tickets, head to our lunches tab on www.theoldie.co.uk to book your tickets.
