“I said, ‘You can have that guy, or you can have me … take your choice,’” he recalled, explaining Spotify stuck with Rogan in part because the company assumed Young would simply “roll over” and come crawling back. “Why would I want to keep it on Spotify when it sounds like a pixelated movie?”īefore pulling his music, Neil gave Spotify one last opportunity to do the right thing. We’ve got all these other places, and it sounds better at the other places,’” he continued. “I made an instant decision … I said, ‘Just take my music off. “I listened to it, and were saying he purposefully is saying this stuff that he knows isn’t true about COVID, and people were dying,” Young recalled, adding, “That just turned me off.” His Joe Rogan Experienceīeing a popular musician and a man of integrity sometimes means putting principles over profits, which is exactly what happened earlier this year after Neil came to believe Spotify and its high-profile podcast host Joe Rogan were spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. In others, his former bandmates Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, and David Crosby lend their vocals. “Harvest Time,” which celebrates the 50 th anniversary of his seminal album “Harvest,” takes fans behind the scenes on the recording process of hits like “Heart of Gold” and “The Needle and the Damage Done.” For two tracks off “Harvest,” “A Man Needs a Maid” and “There’s a World,” Young famously sat down at a piano and played with the London Symphony Orchestra. That’s not the only documentary Young stars in this year, either. “Daryl was nominated because she directed it … so whatever she decides to do … I’ll do whatever,” he said. In her January documentary “ A Band a Brotherhood a Barn,” Hannah – who directs under the moniker dhlovelife - captured Neil and his longtime band Crazy Horse as they recorded their 2021 album “Barn.” The film is up for a Grammy this year, but Young wasn’t sure if he’d attend the ceremony. “Stephen was there, Joni was there, and all my friends, my family, everybody. While speaking of family, Neil revealed his wife - actress and filmmaker Daryl Hannah - recently threw him a “beautiful” 77 th birthday party. “That’s the only thing I care about outside of my family and my life and the things that I do.” “I’ve been lucky in my life to be able to create music - that’s what I like to do - and as long as I hear a song in my head I’ll be able to continue going on,” Neil added. I don’t want to worry about what other people think.” “I don’t give a shit - that’s really it,” he insisted, telling Howard he’s happy to ignore critics and doesn’t waste a minute of his time on social media. As for the pressures of the music industry and the expectations of others, he refuses to let any of that slow him down. He also remains disinterested in rehashing the past and lamenting the dissolution of his trailblazing rock acts, Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. It’s been good so far, and I like that.”ĭespite having 27 Grammy nominations and being twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Young said he didn’t care much about accolades and awards, Kennedy Center Honors, or even the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
“Maybe I’m like kind of on mono - all I do is music,” Young said Wednesday morning during his Stern Show return. Neil Young may record music in stereophonic sound at the maximum possible fidelity, but when it comes to his career the 77-year-old rock legend has a one-track mind.
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