It sickened me: Bob Dylan on George Floyd's death

Music icon Bob Dylan says death of African American man George Floyd in police custody was beyond ugly .

46-year-old unarmed man died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after white police officer Derek Chauvin handcuffed and pressed his knee into his neck.

79-year-old musician, who is a Minnesota native, said it was sickening to see Floyd being tortured to death.

"It sickened me end to see George tortured to death like that. It was beyond ugly. Let's hope that justice comes swift for Floyd family and for nation," Dylan said in an interview with New York Times.

ble Prize-winning singer is currently looking forward to release his first album of original songs in eight years, Rough and Rowdy Ways, on June 19.

album is a follow up of 2012's "Tempest .

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