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Dylan could lend voice to sat nav

( 25/08/2009 )

His gruff vocals may be better known as the voice of a generation, but Bob Dylan's distinctive rasp could one day help you to navigate in your car.

The 68-year-old hipster, known for his legendary recordings from the 1960s onwards, revealed on his BBC Radio 6 Music Sunday show that a "couple of car companies" are interested in using his voice for their GPS systems.

However Dylan, whose songs include Gotta Travel On and Endless Highway, will need to be more decisive than in the snippet he offered to radio listeners - or they could end up in a Motorpsycho Nightmare.

He said: "I think it would be good if you're looking for directions and you heard my voice, saying something like 'Left at the next street. No, right. You know what? Just go straight'.

"I probably shouldn't do it because whichever way I go, I always end up at one place - Lonely Avenue."

Bob's been having an odd time of late, including being approached on the street by officers who had been warned of a man "acting suspiciously".

Dylan - who had just popped out for a walk ahead of a concert performance in New Jersey - was picked up by a young policewoman who didn't recognise him, and gave the music legend a lift back to his hotel.

Other celebrities with distinctive voices to have lent their vocal talents to sat nav include John Cleese, Alan Partridge and Mr T.

 

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