Pulled From Neil Young's Web Page

[matcom]

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[LWolf]

1. K & R. nt

[madokie]

2. love it

[patrice]

3. In fact, it was the gavel that sent him there. nt

[Amerigo Vespucci]

4. Two words for Neil: "Nicolette Larson."

Sorry.

Neil makes rockin' albums, but as a human being, he has a lot to learn.

For those of you who don't "get" my post, read "Shakey."

http://www.amazon.com/Shakey-Youngs-Biography-Jimmy-Mcdonough/dp/0679750967/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227907846&sr=8-1

It's the story of an amazingly talented artist wrapped around an asshole of a human being.

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[shadowknows69]

6. Me too. Lennon was an asshole too apparently

But I think their cultural and humanitarian efforts might have earned them a little redemption no?

[ColbertWatcher]

7. I don't get your post, I clicked on the link you provided and I still don't get your post. n/t

[mitchum]

8. The book "Shakey" details Young's longtime history of self serving behavior...

besides just the very public examples such as his support of Reagan, etc...
He is a wonderful songwriter who owns the world's greatest amplifier, but he is a real jerk

[Enthusiast]

10. I read Shakey but I came to different conclusions.

And many were sucked in by Reagan. If Neil would have been an American blue collar worker he would have seen the difference.

[mitchum]

11. Since Neil has a long history of "whichever way the wind is blowing"...

one can assume he went along with the "Reagan Revolution"
Oh...and also the fact that he is a really rich motherfucker (who just dresses like a poor man)

I like Young's music
I also like Pound's poetry
but that doesn't make either of them likable or admirable people

[mdmc]

12. Is that Ezra Pound?

:kick:

[mitchum]

13. Yes

[mdmc]

18. nice

I recently stumbled across the Cantos -- haven't read much, but may take a peek.

I am currently reading Beerspit Night and Cursing (the correspondence of C.Bukowski and Sheri Martinelli).. they talk a great deal about Pound.

[Enthusiast]

17. I still love Neil but I don't think much of you. nt

[shadowknows69]

14. Yeah all that work he's done with Farm Aid and the Bridge School concerts

Has been so selfish.

[mitchum]

15. He certainly made sure you knew about it, didn't he?

Better to get you to donate your money, than dip into the Young fortune, isn't it?
Pretty canny saint that ol' Neil

[shadowknows69]

16. Neil fuck your wife or something?

[Bucky]

23. That can't be it. It would be an honor, an honor I tell you, to be cucolded by Neil Young

Me to Neil Young: "For 'Motorcycle Mama' alone, sir, take my wife... please!"

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

20. The same can be said...

About every successful musician I have ever known, save a small handful. After 27 years in the big-time music biz, I have known me more than a few.

If it wasn't for their talent and success, most of them would have died wretched deaths early in their lives. In some cases, as the stage lights fade, some went on to do just that. Steve Marriott is but one example.

[Bucky]

22. Nicolette Larson on Neil Young: "I got 'Lotta Love off a tape in Neil's car. He said 'It's yours'."

from the Independent's (London) Obituary for Nicolette Larson http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19971227/ai_n14139154

But she had an amazing, twangy, vulnerable and emotive voice. In 1978, Lenny Waronker signed her to Warner Brothers and put her together with the Doobie Brothers producer Ted Templeman and Bill Payne of Little Feat fame. And she brought "Lotta Love", a Neil Young composition, to the party. "I got that song off a tape I found lying on the floor of Neil's car," she said in interviews. "I popped it in the tape player and commented on what a great song it was. Neil said: `You want it? It's yours.' With Templeman's smooth production and Jimmie Haskell's sophisticated string arrangement "Lotta Love" became an American Top 10 hit in 1979 and, alongside Boz Scaggs, ushered in a new era of blue-eyed soul LA-style.

and

Five years ago, Larson's career completed a full circle when Neil Young called on her to provide the backing vocals on his excellent Harvest Moon album. She was on especially fine form on the ethereal "Dreaming Man" and on a live performance of "Natural Beauty", echoing Young's chorus of "a natural beauty should be preserved like a monument to nature". -

From the Amazon copy on "Nicollette": http://www.amazon.com/Nicolette-Larson/dp/B00079V9YU

Nicolette Larson first came to public attention when she backed up Neil Young on his American Stars 'n Bars disc. She went on to duet with him on his much anticipated Comes a Time album, which was the genesis for Nicolette. Using an even wider-ranging style than friends Linda Ronstadt or Emmylou Harris, Larson hit it big right out of the starting gate with Young's "Lotta Love," a super Top Ten smash.

David Medsker reviewing Nicolette Larson, “Lotta Love”: http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-nicolette-larson-%E2%80%9Clotta-love%E2%80%9D/

I’ve never been a big fan of Neil Young... However, Nicolette Larson’s version of “Lotta Love,” 30-some years after she recorded it, has forever changed the way I feel about Neil Young and his approach to songwriting.

Whatever terrible thing he did to her doesn't show up on line. Can you specify? If anything, it looks like he respected her as an artists and called her back to the studio for collaborations more than a few times, even helping her out with her first big hit when she was a struggling newcomer to the industry.

Maybe you could share some details from that book you've read.

[shadowknows69]

24. Yeah, I'm failing to find the whole Larsongate thing too

[Enthusiast]

9. I love Neil Young!

And I love his music, especially when he plays with Crazy Horse.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

19. I watched the movie "Heart of Gold" the other night.

I spent almost 2 hours with chills running up and down my spine.

Mr. Young, his bad chameleonic self, is one true Canadian/American Musical Giant. Do see the movie. Jonathan Demme directed it and it is a masterpiece.

And Emmylou still makes my heart palpate.

A story: Back in 86, we played Nashville with Seger. Part of my job was to collect the dressing room amps and guitars. I was rolling out the case with the Fender amp in it, looking down, when I found myself confronted with a couple of extremely well-turned ankles. I stood up to apologize and found my face a foot away from the ethereally beautiful and smiling face of Emmylou Harris.

My apologies were tended in rather eloquent Martian. I don't think I was right for 3 days after. Trust me: she is even more beautiful in person. Especially from a foot away.

[Celeborn Skywalker]

21. Awesome!

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