Norm Macdonald's Bob Dylan story from Twitter

[@JohnARosemeyer]

And every one of them words rang true and glowed like burning coal pouring off of every page like it was written in my soul...

[@Botmoot]

Wow, I totally requested this and here it is! thanks for doing this man!

[@telephantasm4070]

"His words seem chosen long ago". Norm was great...

[@Stop_The_Car]

"A baby seal's skull is as thin as a shadow" from Based on a True Story sticks in my mind.

[@wyattalbin1268]

What are you referring to? Lol I've tried looking up your baby seal skull quote thing, and I don't get it...

[@ataozgen3934]

He was a starveling reeder. He probably got the phrase "as thin as a shadow" from Vilette by Charlotte Bronte

[@FlannelGuy_1978]

I'm staying alive for the sole reason that one day Alexa will offer a Norm Macdonald voice option...

[@FredMcLean96]

This is a really beautiful channel, thank you for making it. I know I’m one of many thousands of people who are inadvertently exhausting all the (massive) back catalog of Norm talking, especially since he passed. This adds more from his words - thank you

[@HankBukowski]

Well said.

[@SuperPacKailen]

u are evil

[@TheRaggedroad]

Bob Dylan through Norm MacDonald's eyes beautiful. Don't be a typist and don't expect a reward and don't miss Bob Dylan when he comes to town.

[@aswinwarier]

How apt that Norm's favorite is Job. After so many tribulations in his life, Norm surely identified with Job. I hope Norm was rewarded even if Job wasn't.

[@patriciofernandez2711]

When I first read this twitter thread a couple of months ago I was haunted by the notion of "typists" and "stenographers". I am a songwriter myself, it's been my way of life and the name I have defined myself with. The idea that those 136 songs and countless other poems I've written over the past few years are no more than stenography is terrifying. How do we know what is "real" writing and what isn't? Leave it to Dylan to throw another mystery into our world of numb certainty.

[@sviborgamulin3929]

Maybe he means that the best writing is writing the way you speak. Speak well = write well?

[@kerryhirsch9705]

@@sviborgamulin3929 I think he means that most writers arent absorbed in the craft and art of writing itself, but tend to just repeat things they've heard. Stenographers just transcribe court proceedings.

[@petiewheat82]

Holy shit this A.I. is getting pretty insane.

[@romanmarshall602]

Thank you so much for doing this to his tweets

[@birdsarcasm]

Just watched his special. I thought about an a.i. voice of his some time ago. Seems fitting I found it after today. Thank you.

[@willjsoden]

His writing on twitter was special.

[@damosuzuki4125]

"he told me not to be fooled by typists" Incredible punchline. Was the whole story made up? Are we being fooled by a typist?

[@lgerback34]

What a wonderful channel to have found. Thank you for this.

[@grunntalll]

This is the one conversation I so wish I could’ve heard. My two favorites

[@AverySuzuki]

Thank you for doing this one! Was waiting for it egerly

[@ToAllWhomItMayConcern]

You're kidding me.....I love you. This is perfect. I love learning about my heros, especially when I learn they've met.....

[@StellarJAGuar]

Even long passages seem seamless

[@galapagoensis]

Now this was pure gold.. definitely a journeyman trapped in a comedy.

[@aalbi2781]

Beautiful. But I can't help but wonder if this is brilliant Norm Macdonald fiction? I want to believe it really happened, but maybe it doesn't matter.

[@damosuzuki4125]

I don't think it happened. It is a long joke and the punchline is "don't be fooled by typists". Meaning, he is just typing on twitter and trying to fool everyone with the story. Will you be fooled?

[@airmackeeee6792]

RINGO!

[@CR055FIRE]

btw the AI voice is taken from his narration of his audio-book

[@saveriopersichilli1129]

What if I told you Bob Dylan was speaking as a devils advocate and on this day met a modern day apostle named norm..

[@ASKMEABOUTMYGARDEN]

I do believe Bob Dylan sold his soul

[@davidrourkemusic]

This A.I.'s cadence reminds me of his brother Neil MacDonald from CBC

[@ASKMEABOUTMYGARDEN]

It's obviously Norm's voice when he was very sick

[@TheRoxGo]

This was a piece of magic!

[@bunkerdenelectrix]

This is awesome.

[@wyattalbin1268]

This is great and all, but I've also heard that Leonard Cohen was a huge Norm fan, and would always go see his live standup shows in Canada. And allegedly, when informed about his legendary fan being in the audience, Norm said he didn't give a crap! :O I mean... wtf man?! Lol

[@jamestracey5958]

A f****** awesome circle of respect, to complete it I must now check out Billy Joe Schaefer

[@TheCrankProject]

Billy Joe Shaver! Peace and love ❤️

[@maxthefoooool]

Billy Joe is so good give his music a listen

[@butcherboy2008]

You know, this never happened. Norm MacDonald is typing. And you don't get fooled by typists.

[@dylanthompson8511]

His manager confirmed it, and the stenographer bit is actually true and quite profound if you think about it.

[@maximilian6830]

That’s funny I just learned Billy Joe Schafer played toad

[@engleharddinglefester4285]

Job was unrewarded at the end. Like most jobs in America.

[@NightMedicine]

Wow. This is crazy.

[@garyschultz7768]

anyway ✌️ love ya Norm .... hope your a rock'n on the other side ... 😊

[@joegarage5569]

Norm read One Piece?

[@santasangre996]

How does this AI narration stuff work? Do you need to feed it hella refernce material? It's insanely accurate I'm shocked

[@ydhta_01]

i think norm’s audiobook was used to make this. when i first started listening i almost thought it was a chapter of his book

[@bertilknudsen]

AI is crazy great. But is it progress?

[@tomokra]

So my guess is he never actually met Bob Dylan.

[@jakedulln]

Wow sweet thanks

[@codydavidyates72]

Thanks

[@CalmDownJack]

wow. can you change his pronounciation of job or not yet

[@waggna469]

When did he read his tweets?

[@rees4232]

It's AI that uses his audiobook as a training model, I'm surprised how convincing it is on the whole

[@waggna469]

@@rees4232 crazy.. thank you pal

[@joblo6394]

@@rees4232 wow

[@timmina8519]

I already did that one!

[@derrick1340]

ρɾσɱσʂɱ 😔