Majaw brought eight rock bands from the North Eastern states to celebrate Dylan’s birthday bash in Shillong on Tuesday.
Indian rock star Lou Majaw Wednesday said he would never invite his idol Bob Dylan to come to Shillong, the state capital of Meghalaya.
“We are in a free country and free world. It is up to him (Dylan) when he wants to visit Shillong. But I tell you man the moment you expect … then you are a loser,” said Majaw, who has been religiously celebrating Dylan’s birthday for the past 39 years in Shillong.
“If he wishes to come, he can come on his own, I am sure he knows where India is and he can easily find where Shillong is,” Majaw said a day after he celebrated Dylan’s birthday.
Majaw, who was introduced to Dylan’s music in 1966, has been celebrating the legendary singer’s birthday in Shillong for over three decades.
“Whatever I am doing (celebrating Dylan’s birthday) is because I have so much respect for this man who has moved the lives of many in this planet earth,” he said.
“I have no idea whether Dylan is aware of our salutations to him (Dylan’s birthday celebrations in Shillong), but man you know I was introduced to him (Dylan) in 1966,” said Majaw, who on Tuesday brought eight rock bands from the North Eastern states to celebrate Dylan’s birthday bash in Shillong.
However, Japer N. Dawson, who travelled all the way from Kanyakumari to Shillong to celebrate the birthday of the American singer felt, “Dylan should visit Shillong and celebrate his birthday with his Indian fans.”
“I can tell you, nowhere in the world celebrates Bob Dylan’s birthday like we celebrate his birthday here. I think he should come,” Dawson said as he kept his fingers crossed.
Echoing Dawson, 24-year-old Neha Pradhan, the front band member of Alive from Sikkim, said, “I am sure Dylan knows that he got a huge fan in India. I strongly feel he should visit Shillong where people really celebrated his birthday.”
However, Tinki R.K, the frontman of Cleave, a Manipur-based rockband, threw the idea that all Indian musicians and artists should jointly invite Bob Dylan to come to Shillong.
“Someone must initiate this idea and I am sure when Dylan receives the invitation, he would surely come to Shillong,” Tinki said.