Neil Young on Burning Out or Fading Away in Rock 'n' Roll | The Big Interview
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- Neil Young answers the question: Is it better to burn out or fade away?
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His valid description of "Rock 'N Roll" couldn't hold more truth. Brilliant analogy.
Heard David Crosby, ‘Neil is a genius, beyond the rest of us.’ David Knew! RIP Coz.
I really dig Neil's answer to the "Better To Burn Out Than To Fade Away" question. Neil was so honest and direct in his answer. I really respect that.
Don't care if he burns out or fades away as long as it happens soon. He's a deplorable human being.
Live Fast Die....GG Allin!
@@vonclohk507 One of the only true rock n rollers! Trent Ruane, Ian MacKaye, maybe Fat Mike and Frank Black.
Brian Wilson had a similar quote when asked about drug use for music. He said "drugs are always great for music, they're just not always good for the person taking them"
He's been in the middle, and made a lot, of rock history so he speaks from a position of authenticity.
Well God Bless Uncle Neil.
My Mom used to babysit Neil back in Omemee and Peterborough. She said he was a petulant child 😅
He said he was spoiled 😁
That's really awesome!
This is a guy who wrote Iconic songs, was building and electric Lincoln Continental, turned his barn into a giant speaker system and is just a very amazing individual. Love this guy.
he's really thinking about how much he hates Trump with his Trump derangement syndrome and how he supports the Democrats and then transitioning children with puberty blockers
I love Neil. He is always 100% honest and speaks his mind. I really respect his integrity.
Neil is such a REAL person and that's very cool. he has a tight rein on his ego and I like that.
He's a wonderful guy and one of the most chill people one would ever meet...
you wouldnt want to be locked in a room for any lenght of time Ill wager that much.. apparently he never grew up.. like most people become naturally conservative & responsible as they age.. Narcissists are very selfish
Even his bandmates couldn't stand him. what are you talking about? Neil Young is a famous asshole.
@@randpherigo9724oh FFS! Aren't you the psychic one?? Or should I say, PSYCHOTIC? 😂
@@randpherigo9724not everyone becomes "naturally conservative"! 😂😂😂 You're just jealous that you've always been COMPLIANT and never lived free. So sad. Don't hate people who aren't compliant. Respect us. You could learn a thing or 2.👍
@@randpherigo9724If you only think through those terms than you are lost.
Thanks for your support of Farm Aid all these years, Neil. I still remember the 1st one like it was yesterday.
I just saw him yesterday in San Olivos with Darryl - I got to say hi to him and his wife - we passed each other on the sidewalk - I was really excited to see him . ❤
I would faint dead on the sidewalk if I ran into Shakey. 😳
I was really thrilled 😁
The Needle and the Damage Done. So many great songs but that one gets me every time.
The obligatory transition into Words has blown my mind a million times!
Needle was incredibly personal for Neil, along with Tonight's The Night......
Needle and Spoon by Lynyrd Skynyrd is also good.
Yes, those recent needles have done a lot of damage throughout the world and Neil seems to be oblivious to that.
@@Joe-mz6dc Neil is NOT oblivious to the dangers of Heroin. The song Tonight's The Night is about the death of Neils friend Bruce Berry from an overdose of smack. It hit him hard. Sometimes, he'd play that song 2 or 3 times in one night....Neil ain't oblivious.........
I love you Neil ❤ Keep On Rockin’ In The Free World ❤
Did'nt he talk the corona Fascism for good?
Neil Young forever! What a musician, what a composer...what a performer!
and what a hypocrite. At the height of corona terror he show the pure socialist face.
I love it when a rock musician emphatically proves that they aren't all dummies who got lucky. Intelligent, thoughtful and insightful, Neil here reminded me of some George Carlin interviews I've watched.
Your poetry and lyrics, your wonderful guitar skills are top notch Neil.
El Cortez #1
Good to see you brother. Keep the heart of gold.
I'm happy to see you're doing well, Neil.
8 years ago.
Met Neil Young at the Old Time Pickin' Parlor in Nashville one afternoon in '77. He picked out this cherry sunburst thinline Gibson thing that had round holes in the top but no soundhole. It looked like the prototype of a huge mistake. I'm playing a 55 Martin D-28 I eas thinking about buying.
I didn't recognize him at first when he sat down across from me. He was wearing a John Deere mesh pulled down over his eyes. I was playing some bluegrassy thing in A and he starts playing along. Then I hear somebody playing a dobro back behind me. This went on for 4 or 5 minutes. When we stopped he asked, "Whatahyah think of this? Sounds kinda old-timey, doncha think?" I said, "You really wanna know what I think?" He said, "Yeah, I'm thinkin' about buyin' it." Always the diplomat, I replied, "I think it sounds like sht." He looked at me square in the face and started laughing. Says, "Hey Ben, this guy thinks this guitar sounds like sht. lol Ben says, "Well he's right it DOES sound like sht." They laughed, I laughed and all the customers in the place started to laugh, too. I looked around and recognized Ben Keith and it hit me in the gut. My head snapped around and there he was. Neil fckin' Young and he was smiling...at ME. lol He just said, "Hey man, I appreciate your honesty. I've got more money than sense, sometimes." Ben says, "Sometimes?" They both laugh and Neil hangs that pos back up. "Check you later, man. You're a good player." He and Ben walk out and vanish like a couple apparitions. RIP, Ben Keith.
Now that is a great story!
"Check you later, man. You're a good player." That must reverberate in your dreams. I hope it does!
I loved getting stoned in the 70's and 80's and listening to Neil Young, on hot sunny days, in Sydney Australia. Now, I'm over it. 🙂 I still listen to Neil Young and still enjoy it. Neil is a little like Ry Cooder, you can hear something you haven't heard before, with either artist in it and you recognise who is playing right away.
I'm calling the cops !! And turn that music down!!
@@SteveninTune lol
I think Ry Cooder might have played with Crazy Horse at some stage. A bit of a connection there.
Neil speaking the truth again! Love him so much.
He's arrogant and clueless. Remember when he thought he could get Joe Rogan cancelled? He actually thought he was still relevant! Not just that but more relevant than Joe Rogan! Bahahahaha!
@@bobcobb7992you suck like tRUMP.
Thank You Neil*, I have listened to your music for many Decades- and it still rings true*
Great to see an old guy interviewing an old guy. I love both. Great interview. But to Neil Young I have a closer connection to his young days in Omemee, a hop step and jump from my high school town nearby. In the 60's all my friends were all about this Neil Young.
Still a prairie boy at heart.
I've grown to respect Neil and love his music. As dads, he and I both share a unique life experience. As a dad, I'm impressed with his love, loyalty and his rock-solid determination to deal with the unexpected while soldiering forward. That's not easy. From the outside at least, he makes it look effortless and he seems to have never missed a step throughout his life. Salutes and cheers.
see a bunch of youngins in the comments that don't know what rock and roll is.
love you Neil! grandfather of grunge rock!!
Bunch of oldins know what a hypocrite Neil is. Spotify... hahaha
Great interview. It takes a journalist with the integrity that Dan Rather has to draw Neil out and get him talking about these things… Much love to both of these gentlemen!
Neil offered that song as a peace offering to Lynyrd Skynyrd. They turned it down.
Not really. neil can be very accommodating and charming with almost an6jojrnalist .
Most respect for Neil, I love his music and songwriting.
Rock and roll is here to stay ....And so it goes . Thank you Neil and Stephen Stills . No joke , not hyperbole
Neil never wants to be bigger then the music. Thats a cool breeze indeed.
Absolutely love this man. What a treasure to the world.
An enjoyable interview. Thanks for the music.
Love you, Bro. Long may you run.
When was this interview done? Hope it very recent because Neil looks and sounds great.
2016
Thanks for the music Neil! And for never selling out.
Yeah, except for the $400 box sets...grrr. 🤔
Or the whole taking his music off spotify to shill for Pfizer but hey, the memory hole is deep.
He was all for pushing the vax on people who didn't want it as well as trying to get Joe Rogan cancelled because he didn't like what he was saying. He's an establishment hack. And a sellout.
lol he sold all his music. Black Rock now owns him.
@kenhelfer8900 The solo to down by the river. 3 notes that changed rock and roll
Dan Rather is a rock star in his own right, I'm pushing 50 and have heard his voice all my life
I’m pushing 60 and I have had enough of Dan Rather’s lying and liberal bias to last me a lifetime!
By the way, this video was recommended to me by TH-cam. I would have never cared to see anything with Dan Rather in the headlines.
Yea right
@@newsycpl You mean you'd rather not see Dan rather....😄
Show me where he touched you @@newsycpl
Liberal 🤮. Turn off the television, Numbskull.
Darn Neil, ya look great! I admire you for the individual that you are. I haven't heard you talk for a long while. Glad I watched this video. Keep rocking brother! Or folking if you will. Best regards, J.
This interview is quite a few years old. Someone else on here suggested 2016.
@@johnhamilton5324 He's wearing a "Pono" shirt. Pono shut down in 2017, so it must have been before that. It was officially launched in 2015, so 2016 makes sense to me.
...Aaand IMDB says: "The Big Interview with Dan Rather", Season 4 Episode 11, broadcast on 13 September 2016. Bingo!
Neil is a bad ass rocker who has created more great songs than most groups do.
Love you ❤Neil..
Love you Neil Young.
There is nothing sadder than just thinking life is only meaningful at your art peak -and about being or wanting to be famous Mature thoughtful outlook from Neil Young ❤
Neil Young is a Titan. Super weird, however, that he once was a partner and room mate with Rick James.
The strangest mix. It's oil and water. It shouldn't work. But the songs they did together were good.
They were in the Mynah Birds together and had a record deal with Motown Records. Then James Johnson AKA Ricky James Matthews got arrested because he was AWOL from the US Navy - right in the middle of the recording sessions for their first album. And that was the end of that.
Listen...the guy is a musician and songwriter! He is a Famiky man first and foremost....period!
Sure glad I was able to catch one of the Stills-Young Band shows in 1976. Saw Neil again just a few years ago with Promise of the Real, and it was amazing. Solo acoustic set on a Martin, followed by blazing electric songs on Old Black, culminating in feedback workouts on long jams towards the end of the night. For all of Neil's eccentricities, it occured to me that this is (one version anyway) of what ageing well looks like for an old rocker. Long May You Run indeed!
There's a line in "Grampa's Interview" from Greendale that has really appealed to me ever since I first heard it. "Share your lovin' and you'll live so long." This is the mindset of a good person.
Special human
There comes a time to say thank you bro for your great music you created!❤
I love Neil Young. Great artist!
Lifelong fan. 👍😎🙏🇨🇦🌏🤎
Grass is pretty much legal now. I quit everything cold turkey 35 years ago, I don't miss it at all. Everyone makes their own decisions, I decided my consciousness and relationships suffered from using substances. Anyway, back in the day live concerts weren't my thing. I love the generation Neil Young is a part of. Those guys shaped my life more than anything and I never lost that. Today my gift to others is to go farther. To evolve from the early freedom of the hippy consciousness and step into more love and oneness for all. One World. Peace and love.
huh
I learned guitar from Neil's songs.. I can never hate the man for his politics
His politics?
People vote for Trump.
What's offensive about Neil Young's politics?
I thought he was an old hippy and still is
Shock me lol?
Really enjoyed this interview.
Neil is a Time Machine. Hear Heart of Gold and I’m transported back in time……
Would have been driving home from the Bend Crazy Horse show today. Man, bummer you had to cancel, Neil. I get it.
If I could have a second father, it would be this guy. It’s lived experience and making choices
"kinda takes everything else away and you go right into it"
Every once in a while these rock "Stars" re-record their past hits in order to extend their copywrites. In 2009 I was asked to play Violin, Viola and Cello in a recording studio in Phoenix to improvise to his Cowgirl in the Sand. After several hours of me writing down my own improv and playing it later, I heard my stuff on the radio after he re-mastered and re-released it with my backup string parts. I never got a penny in Royalties!
What version did you play on? I’m not finding any remasters with strings
What the? Neil didn't re-record this track. Absolute rubbish.
It's copyrights, not "copywrites". You're telling us, you're a professional studio musician who doesn't know how to spell that word? Neil has never re-recorded and re-released the "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" album with strings on "Cowgirl". It would make absolutely no musical sense to have strings added to that song, since it's a guitar-driven jam with extended guitar solos. Also, that song is included on several of his live albums, including "Road Rock Vol. 1" from 2000. No need to re-record the studio version in 2009.
Neil released the "Archives Vol. 1 1963 - 1972" box set in 2009, with three versions of "Cowgirl In The Sand". The studio version is the original from the 1969 "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" album. The two live versions are Neil by himself with an acoustic guitar, at Massey Hall, Toronto from 1971 - and a 16-minute Crazy Horse band jam from the Fillmore East in NYC in 1970. None of these versions have any violins, violas, or cellos on them. I just checked, in case there was something I forgot since I had last listened to them. I have the box set right here, next to my desk.
Post a Discogs link to the album, your version is supposedly on, please!
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Okay, forget it! I did a quick Google search. If you are the Ron Wade I think you might be, you need help from mental health professionals. I know a little bit about schizophrenia and acute psychoses - and what you've posted on LinkedIn shows clear signs there might be something like that going on with you. Please seek help! Getting caught lying in TH-cam comments is the least of your problems. I mean it, you need help!
This note for you
Neil looks exactly like my plumber
Goated comment
He is my plumber😁
Uncle Neil!!! Hell Yeah!!!
Nice work, DR.
A good interviewer.
Still truckin man. Ok cool ! From Springfield to now. Wow. What a ride you have had as well as myself through all of these years. I think back on the early days of a very cool place, at one time, and that is La Honda. The stories that lay in that tiny spot are as big as the day and small as the night. Later. :O)
Neil still right on the ball.
Great interview!
Even Neil's voice is rhythmic...
Rockin in the free world
Yeah! But first get your booster! 💉💉💉💉💉
For all the haters’ just look at what he has accomplished and also look at where he is now’ it’s pretty safe to say he has got himself to a far more comfortable life and has a far better understanding of a lot of things in the music business and in certain parts of life than a lot of people’ love him or hate him’ u can’t deny he hasn’t achieved some amazing accomplishments in his life so far
What haters?
@@grimmertwin2148 believe me’ they are out there………
Every word you said could be said for Hitler. Which is apropos. Contributing to the downfall of humanity or such triflings.
@@Bill_Woo hmmmm’ that response just alludes to the fact that including someone like hitler in this comment allows it to be said about many other people of merit or accomplishments’ I tend to just focus on the point I’m making and the person it is about as to be careful not to make things irrelevant by involving others that have no relative association to the initial comment’ I suggest making yourself a sandwich and then running yourself a bath’ thanks for chiming in tho 🙂
@@thrashinwebster Neil is a sellout, literally, including ethically and morally, and you said he is worthy of praise for his success. If that ain't a dead ringer assessment of Hitler...
Cortez the Killer…bliss!
That was a great interview
Let's not forget Neil Young slagging off people who refused the poison. Classy guy. Also a huge Joe Biden fan.
The needle and the damage done , the thing is he will never see the irony.
Did you get vaccinated for polio?
His best gig was... being filmed at Glasgow Central railway station in B&W , asking for directions to the Bank of Scotland....
FJB.... FNY 🤐
Drugged out hippie giving life advice to unsuspecting lost souls. Idiotic.
Neil is one of the most genuine musicians on the planet . . . .
He seems like a laid back man but intent on living his life to its fullest. which is not bad.
Awesome!!
I ve seen 2 concerts in the 70s.Tonight s the night was a great sensitive album,while he was depressed.That was his peak!!
I agree great album. 70s was peak for all rock n roll!
You said "it's just the way I am" it's the way to chose for you to be, the cool breeze is your Holly Spirit that lives inside of you, if you provide a hospitable loving environment it will stay with you taking very good care of you, if you become unfriendly, hostile and bitter abusing your vessel (body) with a huge gust of wind will leave you never to return, with it goes so does the child inside" of you dies and your left feeling naked to the World all your joy is gone and you are left empty with tombstone eyes never to smile or feel the goodness of grace ever agian, this is the only friend you will ever need..
This is interesting to hear Dan Rather interviewing some great and seasoned musicians for AXS. I haven’t watched tv in years, so I can’t remember where he came from - but he asks good questions and he’s cool in an old fashioned way - he’s mellow and genuinely interested.
“Hey hey, my my: rock and roll will never die”. I still like Neil Young. Someone has to stick it to Uncle Sam and call him out on his bs. There’s more to life than follow the rules. I mean, sure don’t hurt people obviously - but man I don’t need someone to mandate it and otherwise shove morality down my throat.
How about his whole twist-off with selling out to Big Pharma??? Yeah, for all his "stickin' it to the man" rhetoric early on.......turns out he was pretty pro-establishment after all.
Absolutely superior interview!
2:09 he interviewed bill cosby stills and nash?
Yeah I caught that one too! Must be a real fan!
Overdosing is complete opposite of air plane accidents
Gotcha, TKS. Thought it was fairly recent. That's why Neil looked so good. Admire him though.
Much respect to the cranky old gunslinger, long may he run.
absolute legend!
One eye is burning out, the other is fading away
Neal young n crazy horse Epic concert
I think he's spot on: 40 is a good time to give up the white powder. Sooner if you can.
Thanks for the upload.
Next week Dan asks Pete Townshend: "What about that line, 'I hope I die before I get old'?" 🤣
Legend!!!!
Met Neil twice. Nice guy...
this is an old interview from the 2010's... his Pono shirt and playing w Stills.....
Dan and Neil, you guys are icons, and thank you for this interview. You blended my life, 75 years old.
Anything else on why they canceled their tour this month? Would have been my chance to finally see him and probably was my last.
Has to be the best song writer of all time. Along with Bob Seger
AND He Married A Mermaid, People, K?
Word !
He has an interesting view on Things !?!
Bob Weir - "Bang" still not fading away
I still smoke pot! Me too and I'm 66 . Bravo!
HAha remember Neil Narrative vs Rogan, Joe and Spotify showed truth Triumphs
What "truth" did Rogan show? The one where he had to admit that he was completely wrong and called himself an idiot whose opinions nobody should take seriously? That "truth"?
The "truth" that killed 1.2 million people in America, instead of 600k?
Kurt Cobain....literally bang gone.