Michael Gray

Her blue-eyed passenger climbs out and thanks her before he's hustled away by the man who turns out to be his manager.

Startled, Christie almost forgets herself before asking the manager for identification.

After a few minutes, he returns, holding a passport which proves to her that despite her instincts and all evidence to the contrary, the man she just met was indeed not destitute, but a global megastar.

As she returns to the car and starts to drive away, she realizes she's going to have a story to tell back at the station.

Speculation about the New Jersey incident suggests Dylan was searching for Bruce Springsteen's former home, where Born to Run was written.

As well as painting and drawing, investigating the lives of rock musicians is one of the star's hobbies.

Dylan's late career ascent continues unabated.

In 2012, he received the highest civilian honor in the United States, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

At a White House ceremony, he is awarded the medal by President Barack Obama, who says, there is not a bigger giant in the history of American music.

Then, in 2016, an announcement from Sweden surprises the world.

Dylan has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for creating new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.

But even some of Dylan's fans have mixed feelings about the award.

Yet for many, Dylan is indeed one of the greats.

One of the first major artists to write his own material, he laid the foundations for the modern singer-songwriter.

Over the course of his career, he has created more than 600 songs and sold in excess of 125 million records worldwide.

But more importantly, his lyrics brought poetic ambition, social commentary and literary depth to rock music.

Dylan has appeared or been represented on screen numerous times, from documentaries directed by Martin Scorsese to the recent biopic A Complete Unknown, which stars Timothee Chalamet as the young Dylan.

In 2007's I'm Not There, the star was played by six actors, including Cate Blanchett, a cinematic nod to the many sides of his public persona.

Ever the shapeshifter, Dylan's constant reinvention, from protest singer to electric rock pioneer and beyond, has influenced generations of artists and permanently expanded the possibilities of popular song.

To this day, well into his ninth decade, he continues to tour with the same restless momentum and commitment to his art that has defined his long career.