Neil Young Quotes
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The economy was getting so bad, I had to lay myself off.
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My music isn't anything but me. It has jazz in it, and rock'n'roll, and it has an urgency to it.
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Standing Rock is a moment in history. We really have to grab it and go with it.
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When you're young, you don't have any experience - you're charged up, but you're out of control. And if you're old and you're not charged up, then all you have is memories. But if you're charged and stimulated by what's going on around you, and you also have experience, you know what to appreciate and what to pass by.
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When I first tried out some hash, smoked some then. And I'll do it again, if only I had some cash.
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Something comes along and you have to jump on and do it. You can't stop until it's done.
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I've been to HollywoodI've been to RedwoodI crossed the oceanFor a heart of gold.I've been in my mind,It's such a fine lineThat keeps me searchingFor a heart of gold.And I'm getting old.
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Ten silver saxes, a bass with a bow The drummer relaxes and waits between shows For his cinnamon girl.
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We need to spread out now in the universe. I think in 100 years we'll be living on other planets.
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See the lonely boy, out on the weekend,Tryin' to make it pay.Can't relate to joy, he tries to speak andCan't begin to say.
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The person who still blushes is not yet a degenerate.
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I like it if people enjoy what I'm doing, but if they don't, I also like it. I sometimes really like aggravating people with what I do. I think it's good for them.
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As soon as you start talking about mystique, you have none.
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My my, hey heyRock and roll is here to stay.It's better to burn outThan to fade away.My my, hey hey.
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I don't like the current political system in the USA and some other countries. Increasingly democracy has been hijacked by corporate interests.
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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.
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Well, people let me tell you, it sent a chill up and down my spine,When I picked up the telephone and heard that he'd died out on the mainline.
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Please take my advice, please take my advice,Open up the tired eyes,Open up the tired eyes.
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I started writing "Peace Trail" here in Colorado, then I went back to California. I had a few other tunes going around in my head, so I had a couple of them finished after a few days and then I wanted to go into the studio.
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I think I'm going to be making country records for as long as I can see into the future. It's much more down-home and real.
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Remember when you used to watch TV in the Sixties and you'd see Perry Como in a cashmere sweater? That's what rock 'n' roll is becoming. It's your parents' music.
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I don't like the American media - particularly Fox.
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When I speak out on corporations hurting the common man or the environment or other species, I expect a well-financed disinformation campaign to be aimed my way.
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Studios are passe for me. I'd rather play in a garage, in a truck, or a rehearsal hall, a club, or a basement.