Danny Clifford, a leading photographer of music who collaborated with Bob Dylan on his tour, has revealed the star’s secret love on the road and the British connection.
Singer Bob Dylan’s life may be shrouded in mystery but a secret love of his has come to light – Jaffa Cakes.
The star was “hooked” on the McVitie’s treat, according to Brit Danny Clifford, who was the musician’s official photographer during his US tour in 1978.
Danny claimed to have found a US store that sold them and had them met with Bob and his publicist, Paul Wasserman, to show them his photos from the previous night.
Danny, who was 20 years old, recalls Bob and Paul’s reaction when they received my small box of Jaffa cakes. Bob chuckled and asked, “Why is this cake?” It’s a cookie, right?
I only wanted to tell him not to eat all of them, so I asked him. There was only one packet I had. Bob and his PR professional quickly gulped the results. Bob kept trying to annoy me by pressing on me to hold up the color transparencies (slides), while he silently ate yet another Jaffa Cake. I was aware of his actions. He was the boss, though, and it made both him and Wasserman laugh.
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Danny, who went on to photograph some of the world’s biggest stars including The Who, opened up about Bob’s sweet tooth ahead of the singer’s 84th birthday last weekend.
He told his substack, Danny Clifford, My Life as a Music Photographer: “In 1988, Bob started his never-ending tour, and he hasn’t stopped (other than during Covid) since then. I don’t think he has a concert today on his birthday, so I guess he will celebrate his big day privately in sunny California. I thought sending him a few boxes of Jaffa Cakes for his big day, his 84th birthday, was a nice touch.”
Jaffa Cakes were introduced by McVitie’s in 1927. They were initially described as McVitie’s Jaffa Oranges before being shortened to Jaffa Cakes.
They “are made of a straightforward combination of sugar and tangerine oil to form the sealed layer of jam,” according to McVitie’s. The cakes are named after the Jaffa oranges that adorn the cake’s zesty center, according to the article.
In a 1991 legal dispute, McVitie’s and HMRC fought whether Jaffa Cakes were taxable as cakes or biscuits.
Source: Mirror
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