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Neil Young Quotes

Neil Young quotes about music

Canadian Musician November 12, 1945

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I lit a fire and sat there in my rocking chair. We lit a candle for him. It was as simple as that. I knew that what I had done may have been a catalyst in Danny's death, but I also knew that there was really nothing else I could have done. I can never really lose that feeling. I wasn't guilty, but I felt responsible in a way. It's part of what I do. Managing the band and taking care of the music is very painful at times. It's a sad story. A moment I will never forget, years I can never... Neil Young
I was not doing what I was told to do. And they sued me for making music "uncharacteristic of Neil Young." That was Geffen Rocords' biggeest mistake, I think. The mistakes all started when I caved and didn't give them Island in the Sun. They wanted me to be commercially successful, and I wanted to be an artist expressing myself-those two goals are not always compatible. I was expecting to have the same artistic freedom that I had at Asylum Records, but Geffen Records wanted me to be a smash,... Neil Young
We shared a piece of Poncho's apple pie, and I told Poncho about PureTone. Like all serious musicians, he is depressed by the quality of sound the people's music id delivered in today. That is the impression I have gotten from every Musician I have met. Everyone. After he heard PureTone, Ben Bourdon, one of Ben Young's caregivers asked me if I was making war on Apple. I said, "No. I'm waging heavy peace. Neil Young
Pearl Jam is a band I have a lot of respect for. Nirvana and Sonic Youth I feel the same way about. Mumford & Sons, My Morning Jacket, Wilco, Givers, and Foo Fighters are just some of my favorites. I respect bands that give me something of themselves that I can feel. ("Posing" bands turn me off generally speaking.) It all has to do with a feeling I have about them. That is what music is to me, a feeling. It's similar with people too. Neil Young
Neil Young quote: "The '60s was one of the first times the power of music was..."
The '60s was one of the first times the power of music was used by a generation to bind them together. Neil Young
Back then people closed their eyes and listened to music. Today there's a lot of images that go with the music. A lot of music is crap and it's all commercial and the images are all trying to sell the record. Neil Young
Neil Young quote: "Commitments are one of the worst things to have in the music..."
Commitments are one of the worst things to have in the music business. They're very annoying. Neil Young
I don't like to be labeled, to be anything. I've made the mistake before myself of labeling my music, but it's counter-productive. Neil Young
I have so many opinions about everything it just comes out during my music. It's a battle for me. I try not to be preachy. That's a real danger. Neil Young
All that stuff about heavy metal and hard rock, I don't subscribe to any of that. It's all just music. I mean, the heavy metal from the '70s sounds nothing like the stuff from the '80s, and that sounds nothing like the stuff from the '90s. Who's to say what is and isn't a certain type of music? Neil Young
Neil Young quote: "My music isn't anything but me. It has jazz in it, and..."
My music isn't anything but me. It has jazz in it, and rock'n'roll, and it has an urgency to it. Neil Young
Neil Young quote: "Live music is better."
Live music is better. Neil Young
Neil Young quote: "I just do what I do. I like to make music."
I just do what I do. I like to make music. Neil Young
Neil Young quote: "The thing about my music is, there really is no point."
The thing about my music is, there really is no point. Neil Young

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