Legendary singer Bob Dylan receives the honorary doctorate from Berklee

Bob Dylan. Pic/AFP

Legendary singer and songwriter Bob Dylan has added more accolades to arsenal. The veteran artiste has now received an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music.

The music legend, 84, has been recognised as a "great teacher and learner" of music by the prestigious institution for the study of the arts. The college celebrated with a concert dedicated to the Like A Rolling Stone hitmaker, though Dylan wasn't in attendance. The last time he received such an honour from a US institution was back in 1970 from Princeton University.

Dylan, who dropped out of the University of Minnesota in 1959 to focus on music, said in a statement, "Thank you, Berklee College of Music, for bestowing on me this prestigious honour. What a pleasant surprise. Who knows what path my career might have taken if I'd been fortunate enough to learn from some of the great musicians who taught at Berklee. It's something to think about."

Jim Lucchese, Berklee President, said, "Bob Dylan's music has shaped how the world hears itself."

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