Bob Dylan signs deal to write six books

Singer vows to write 'interesting' follow-up to his acclaimed Chronicles.

Bob Dylan has signed a six-book deal with Simon & Schuster, encompassing two sequels to his acclaimed 2004 book Chronicles: Volume One as well as another book based on dialogue from his Sirius/XM radio show "Theme Time Radio Hour."

The remaining three books on the deal have yet to be finalised. Dylan's literary agent Andrew Wylie had reportedly been seeking an eight-figure deal for the books.

The first book was published in 2006 and Dylan said at the time: "The reviews of this book, some of 'em almost made me cry - in a good way. I'd never felt that from a music critic, ever....Most people who write about music, they have no idea what it feels like to play it. But with the book I wrote, I thought, 'The people who are writing reviews of this book, man, they know what the hell they're talking about.' It spoils you."

Dylan has talked before about his possible plans for Chronicles: Volume 2, saying: "I think I can go back to the 'Blonde on Blonde' album - that's probably about as far back as I can go on the next book. Then I'll probably go forward. I thought of an interesting time.

"I made this record, 'Under the Red Sky,' with Don Was, but at the same time I was also doing the [second] Wilburys record. I don't know how it happened that I got into both albums at the same time.

"I worked with George [Harrison] and Jeff [Lynne] during the day -- everything had to be done in one day, the track and the song had to be written in one day, and then I'd go down and see Don Was, and I felt like I was walking into a wall. He'd have a different band for me to play with every day, a lot of all-stars, for no particular purpose.

"Back then I wasn't bringing anything at all into the studio, I was completely disillusioned."