19 Quotes & Sayings By Neil Young

Neil Young is a Grammy-winning Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer and actor. He has also long been active in political causes regarding censorship, including the anti-globalization movement, and is one of the founders of Farm Aid. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he is best known as a member of Buffalo Springfield (1966–69), one half of the folk rock duo Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills (both members of which were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997), and as half of the alternative country band Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969–75). He has had success as a solo artist since then.

It's better to burn out than to fade away.
1
It's better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young
2
It doesn't mean that much to me to mean that much to you. Neil Young
3
Rock and Roll can never die. Neil Young
4
Pegi just recorded "I Don't Want to Talk About, " written by Danny Whitten, the original Crazy Horse guitar player and singer who's all over Early Daze, an album of songs from the beginning of Crazy Horse that I have been working on compiling recently. Danny was every bit the artist I am, but he died of a heroin OD in the early seventies. Every time I hear Pegi sing that song, it makes me tremendously sad. She sings it so beautifully, phrasing it to break my heart. She does it justice. You can see I have some unfinished business with Danny. Neil Young
5
Though we rush ahead to save our time, we are only what we feel Neil Young
6
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 replace, music the world will never hear, all gone in the turning of a second. . Neil Young
7
I do enjoy writing, and I hope someone gets something interesting out of this book. I already have. Now, If I ever have to write a book that is not about me, I may be totally stumped and have writer's block. We will see. Writing is very convenient, has a low expense and is a great way to pass the time. I highly recommend it to any old rocker who is out of cash and doesn't know what to do next. You could hire someone to write it for you if you can't write it yourself. That doesn't seem to matter. Just don't hire some sweaty hack who asks you questions for years and twists them into his own vision of what is right or wrong. Try to avoid doing that. . Neil Young
8
No matter how many books I write, I will eventually get to fiction. That is where I'm going. Neil Young
9
I love it when people yell at me about the environment and then I tell 'em I'm burning 90% cleaner than them. Neil Young
10
Piracy is the new radio. Neil Young
11
It's cool to go places where working people are happy. Neil Young
12
The rockets and the satellites, spaceships that we're creating now, we're pollinating the universe. Neil Young
13
Earth is a flower and it's pollinating. Neil Young
14
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
15
The '60s was one of the first times the power of music was used by a generation to bind them together. Neil Young
16
I'm not into organized religion. I'm into believing in a higher source of creation, realizing we're all just part of nature. Neil Young
17
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. Neil Young
18
One new feature or fresh take can change everything. Neil Young