Writer Saga Junichi, who recently found out that lines from his book 'Confessions of a Yakuza' were used in a Bob Dylan track, has said he had no intention of suing, and that he is flattered Dylan used his words.
'Floaters' from Dylan's 2001 album included the words: "I'm not quite as cool or forgiving as I sound" and "Sometimes somebody wants you to give something up, And tears or not, it's too much to ask": Saga's book containing the lines "I'm not as cool or forgiving as I might have sounded" and "Tears or not, though, that was too much to ask".
Saga said: "I'm ecstatic that such an influential singer was inspired by what I wrote. Why would I sue? To take something that made people around the world happy and try to exploit it for money - that's poverty."