Neil Young Quotes
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We got a thousand points of lightFor the homeless man.We got a kinder, gentler,Machine gun hand.We got department storesAnd toilet paperGot styrofoam boxesFor the ozone layer.Got a man of the people,Says keep hope aliveGot fuel to burn,Got roads to drive.
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I'll go for things that I know are going to be wrong, with a vengeance
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Starts out slow and then fizzles out altogether.
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It's cool to go places where working people are happy.
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This is the 21st century, we are a highly evolved race, our capabilities are so great compared to what we are doing. We have been lulled into addiction and everything is built around it and you have to break out of it and think outside of the box.
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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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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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A dreamer of picturesI run in the night.You see us together,Chasing the moonlight,My cinnamon girl.
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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.
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You were born to rock, you'll never be an opera star.
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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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The punches came fast and hard, lying on my back in the school yard.
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Most pleasures, like flowers when gathered die.
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I never knew a man could tell so many lies, he had a different story for every set of eyes. How can he remember who he's talking to?
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Vietnam War brought the people together and made the '60s like they were. The youth were very unified against the status quo - against the old line and the new old line. It's the same exact thing today.
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This thing called Patriot Act, through which we abdicated a lot of our civil rights to defend the country against terrorism, it's a four-year story.
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Now I'm livin' out here on the beach, but those seagulls are still out of reach.
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The king is goneBut he's not forgotten.This is the storyOf a Johnny RottenIt's better to burn outThan it is to rust.The king is goneBut he's not forgotten.
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I just do what I do. I like to make music.
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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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It's a robust time, probably the most fertile time for the underground and for revolution since Nixon. I'm not talking about political overthrow; I'm talking about just general cultural revolution. Bush has polarised the country and is creating this breeding ground for an opposition. In the next couple of months, they'll probably make it unpatriotic to be Democrat. It's pretty crazy.
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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'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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He tried to do his best but he could not.