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A lyric sheet for Bob Dylan's 1965 hit song 'Like a Rolling Stone' has sold for $2.045 million.
The draft was bought by an unidentified bidder at auction house Sotheby's on Tuesday (24.06.14) and the sale is reportedly a world record for a popular music manuscript, according to Associated Press.
The lyrics are written in pencil on four sheets of stationary from Roger Smith Hotel in Washington D.C and Sotheby's described the item as "the only known surviving draft of the final lyrics for this transformative rock anthem."
However, the sheets do feature some lyrics that were eventually taken out of the song, including the phrase, "...dry vermouth/You'll tell the truth" and a line about Al Capone, which also didn't make the cut.
The lyrics show Dylan's attempts to build a rhyme off of the "How does it feel" line with phrases like, "it feels real," "does it feel real," "get down and kneel," "raw deal" and "shut up and deal."
The draft also features some of the star's thoughts and doodles and was already expected to sell for between $1 million and $2 million at Sotheby's rock and pop sale, entitled, "History of Rock and Roll From Presley to Punk."
Although the seller was not identified, he bought the manuscript directly from Dylan and is said to be a "longtime fan from California".

Pharrell Williams performed for just 600 fans last night (24.06.14).
The 'Happy' hitmaker treated lucky competition winners to an hour-long set that encompassed his career as both a performer and producer at the Brooklyn Bowl at London's O2.
Pharrell was backed by a female dance troupe and opened with Daft Punk's 'Lose Yourself to Dance' - a message the excitable audience were happy to comply with.
As well as solo tracks including 'Happy' - which closed the performance - and 'Marilyn Monroe', the 41-year-old star also performed Snoop Dogg's 'Drop It Like It's Hot', Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' and Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky', all of which he performed on as a guest artist. He also covered tracks which he produced, including Nelly's Hot in Here' and Gwen Stefani's 'Hollaback Girl'.
The gig was part of MasterCard's Priceless Gigs series, which brings music fans closer to their idols.
Shaun Springer, Head of Brand and Sponsorship, MasterCard UK & Ireland comments: "Our Priceless Gigs series is about creating priceless experiences that connect MasterCard cardholders to the things they love in new and surprising ways. Pharrell delivered an amazing set making for an unforgettable night."
Fans can enter future ballots at priceless.com/london.
For updates on Priceless Gigs and other Priceless London experiences follow MasterCard on Twitter @MasterCardUK.

Michelle Williams claims she will never separate herself from her Destiny's Child bandmates.
The singer is working on her new album 'Journey To Freedom', which includes the single 'Say Yes', featuring Beyoncé Knowles and Kelly Rowland, with the three women appearing in the video for the track.
Michelle said: "It's not going on a Destiny's Child album, it's going on my album featuring Beyoncé and Kelly, the same way Kelly featured us on her album. But no matter how much we try to separate ourselves when we're together, it is what it is - this is the group."
'Journey To Freedom' is Michelle's fourth solo record, and it was always part of her plan to work with Beyoncé and Kelly on the project.
The trio also made a promise to continue teaming up on each other's solo projects, "Whether that is appearing with Beyoncé from time to time on her tours, or on shows, or Kelly's album."
She added: "It feels wonderful [to work with them], and no matter how much we try to say it's not a Destiny's Child song [it doesn't matter]."
The reunion, which reportedly came together after Beyoncé and Kelly heard Michelle's single and loved it, was supposed to be kept a secret.
However, when the women went to shoot video for the song in a residential area and people started to gossip.
Michelle told the Hollywood Reporter: "We filmed at somebody's house, and they probably got excited and called their cousins and friends and, next thing you know, the whole town was on one street.
"I woke up to the news of the song being leaked and I just hate when that happens because it was an unmastered version."

Metallica have asked to play Glastonbury festival every year.
The heavy metal band will make history by headlining the Pyramid Stage on Saturday night (28.06.14) and have apparently been asking to perform at the Worthy Farm musical extravaganza for years.
Festival founder Michael Eavis told The Guardian newspaper: "I have to see what Metallica do. Metallica have been trying to play for so long - they ring every year, and they're so polite about it. 'We'd love to be there, we're getting older, can we play it now?'
"That sort of thing. The least I can do is to watch them."
Metallica have received mixed responses from music-lovers about their addition to the line-up alongside Kasabian and Arcade Fire, but guitarist Kirk Hammett is unfazed and joked he didn't realise it was such a big deal since he thought they had already played the festival.
Kirk explained to NME magazine: "It's entertaining to watch the media circus fret over our little band. I've just been kicking back and enjoying it, because frankly - I thought we already played Glastonbury!
I thought we did it with System Of A Down back in 2004 or something. I mistook it for a gig we played in Ireland. But when the initial offer came, I said to our management, 'Glastonbury, we've played it before!'"

T in the Park will move to a new site next year.
The Scottish festival - which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year - will be held in Balado, Kinross, next month for the last time after organisers were forced to find a new location because of health and safety concerns at the disused airfield.
Health and Safety Executive's had advised Perth and Kinross Council they had "substantial concer" over the BP Forties oil pipeline, which lies directly underneath the site and carriescrude oil from the North Sea to the petrochemical complex at Grangemouth.
A "top secret" new site is said to have been earmarked for the festival - which this year will be headlined by Biffy Clyro, Calvin Harris and Arctic Monkeys - and Stirling and Loch Lomond have been tipped as possible new locations.
T in the Park was first held at Strathclyde Park, in Lanarkshire, but moved to the bigger site in 1997.
Meanwhile, Lucozade Energy have announced their YES arena will return to the festival for the third time.
The YES arena can entertain 800 revellers at a time and boasts a selection of DJs, a bubbleologist, confetti canons, body zorbing and a Refuel bar, as well as a silent disco for after the music ends on the main stages.
After T in the Park, the arena will also pop up at Global Gathering in Stratford Upon Avon on 25 and 26 July, and the Chelmsford leg of Virgin Media's V Festival on 16 and 17 August.

This year's event is to be held between July 11 and July 13.

Ed Sheeran will launch the first interactive full-length music TV advert on Thursday (26.06.14).
The 'Sing' hitmaker, whose second album 'x' is currently number one on the iTunes chart in 65 countries after being released yesterday (23.06.14), will feature in the advert which will allow viewers to vote on which song from his new record he will perform in its entirety.
Ed said: "For me, this is a really cool way to show songs from the album that fans will have never seen performed in this way before.
"It gives my fans the chance to decide which songs from the new album they want to see most, their involvement is really important to me."
The track which receives the most votes via Twitter will premiere in the final advert break of 'The Big Bang Theory' on E4, with the first section of the innovative two-part promo airing prior to the start of the show, featuring Ed explaining the idea and social voting mechanism.
During the programme, the amount of hashtag mentions across Twitter will be monitored in real time to determine which track Ed will perform.
Jack Melhuish, Marketing Director for Atlantic Records, said: "Ed's new album is a very special record. We wanted to find a way to reflect the strength of the songs in a more uninterrupted way than a standard TV ad.
"As well as harness the huge amount of social engagement that Ed is at the centre of to do something original and compelling "
The advert will also debut on Ed's YouTube channel youtube.com/edsheeran, with the winning performance uploaded for his global audience to view the day after it has aired on TV.
Ed will also take to the stage at Glastonbury festival this week at Worthy Farm in Somerset.

Courtney Love claims Kurt Cobain was "desperate" to be a huge rock star.
The Hole singer, who was married to the Nirvana frontman, who committed suicide in 1994, insists Kurt wanted to be well-known, despite claims he found it a burden being so famous and successful.
Speaking in a National Geographic miniseries 'The 90s: The Last Great Decade', she said: "He wrote to every major [and] minor label, 'We'll pay. Let us be on your label'.
"He was desperate to be the biggest rock star in the world. But he made it look like it was thrust upon him."
The band - also made up of Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic - eventually signed to independent record label Sub Pop in 1989 and later to major label DGC Records.
They sold more than 25 million records in the US alone and over 75 million worldwide.
Meanwhile, Courtney, who had 21-year-old daughter Frances with Kurt, recently said it was "time to make amends" with Kurt's former band mate, Dave, after decades of turmoil and bad blood.
The pair put aside their problems at Nirvana's induction into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in April and even hugged on stage to prove they were working on their friendship.

Beyoncé and Jay Z have hired a 500 strong security team to protect them on tour.
The couple have reportedly called in the mini army to watch over them and their two-year-old daughter Blue Ivy during their 21-date 'One The Run' tour which kicks off in Miami tomorrow night (15.06.14).
The team will include 16 personal bodyguards on 24 hour watch and a 40-man security support group which will be increased on performance days by 21 specialist bouncers, 300 crowd security staff and a further 50 trained team members to stop potential stage stormers.
Venues including the famous Rose Bowl in Los Angeles have also increased their own security personnel to protect Beyoncé, 32, Jaz Z, 44, and their young daughter from potential "stalkers and kidnappers".
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Beyoncé is a keen advocate of a work/life balance and wants to show she is a dedicated working mother.
"Despite the family's billion-dollar worth, Beyoncé is keen to be the most hands on mum in music.
"They will not stop short of covering every aspect of their security, from crazed fans to potential stalkers and the unthinkable - kidnappers. Their security needs are like a military operation."
The 'One The Run' world tour - which is expected to make around £60million - will see the couple perform in 16 cities across North America before heading to Europe for a two-night stint in Saint-Denis, France.

Sir Cliff Richard has vowed to break America - aged 73.
The music icon - who has sold more than 250 million records around the globe - admits he still dreams of topping the US charts, which is one of the few things he has yet to achieve in an illustrious career spanning six decades.
He said: "It's still feasible that at my age, I could find a niche in America. Not only am I still alive, I can still do it."
He added of missing out on a US number one: "How did I miss this?"
Meanwhile, Cliff would love to collaborate with top British boy band One Direction, who have cracked America with three number one albums.
Appearing on ITV's 'Good Morning Britain', he said: "If they get through, if they're still here in 10 years' time, and want to work, they're good singers!"
The 'Living Doll' singer staged a free concert in New York over the weekend for his US fans after Irish star Morrissey cancelled their joint gig due to poor health.
A note posted on his website said: "Cliff and the CRO (Cliff Richard Organisation) are very disappointed to confirm that Morrissey has just cancelled the remaining dates on his tour, including the Barclay Center, Brooklyn, NYC on 21st June 2014 where Cliff was to perform as Morrissey's Special Guest.
"The CRO apologies for the inconvenience to fans and wishes Morrissey a full and speedy recovery."