Val Kilmer fans are re-sharing these brilliant stories of his run-in with Bob Dylan and “tickling” Lou Reed

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Bob Dylan and Lou Reed.Earlier today, it was confirmed that the Top Gun and Batman Forever star had died from pneumonia at the age of 65.

He passed away on Tuesday (April 1), having been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014, although he did later make a full recovery.He was also known for his distinctive portrayals of Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s The Doors and Shane Black’s Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.In the light of the news, fans of the Hollywood star have been reminiscing about some of his most idiosyncratic encounters with stars of the music world.Kilmer had been aware that Dylan was a fan of his 1993 Western film Tombstone, and on a visit to New York, he called a mutual friend to ask about the possibility of meeting up with him. “And the next call I got – I thought it was going to be my friend, but it wasn’t, it was Bob,” Kilmer once recalled.Once Bob Dylan came over to hang.

So flattered. He kept askin for Doc Holiday quotes. I said "Ok sing some #Blowininthewind 1st". Wrong ans!— Val Kilmer (@valkilmer) February 3, 2017“I was real excited, like a crazy fan, like a child; it was so great,” he continued. “It was like we were old friends.

So he hangs up the phone. I was newly married, and we had a baby, and I went in and said, ‘I think Bob Dylan’s coming over … I’m not sure.