Timothée Chalamet, whose portrayal of the young in James Mangold's acclaimed biopic has been greeted with near-universal praise, has made his first appearance as musical guest on the long-running comedy show . Chalamet, who also hosted the show – his third time – performed three Dylan songs on the night, none of which appeared in . First up was from 1965's the album that saw Dylan controversially use electric instruments for the first time, performed with an electric band.
From there it was a segue into , which originally appeared on Dylan's 1970 album , with backing from English singer-songwriter James Blake on keyboards and vocals. The final track found Chalamet singing , again accompanied by Blake. Dylan first performed the song live in 1963 – a recording that later emerged on 1971's – and a demo version recorded around the same time saw the light of day on 2010's Dylan also taped a version of during the sessions.
Chalamat used a guitar teacher, a vocal coach, a dialect coach and a movement coach over the course of five years to prepare for his role as Bob Dylan. He also employed the services of a harmonica teacher, and was reportedly taught to fingerpick by an Italian heavy metal guitarist. "It was really a process of osmosis, .
"You know, I don't have categories. I don't have a ruler with different sections of stuff that I'm learning. I really try to do it all at once, and my way in was the music.
I love this man's music. These are the songs of life." has recei.
