Neil Young

Musician, Singer-Songwriter

Neil Young is a Canadian singer-songwriter known for his profound impact on rock music and activism, particularly in environmental and social justice causes.

Born
November 12, 1945
Quotes
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Rank
#525

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"In a Ramada Inn near the grapevine, they stop to rest for the night. Traveling down south, looking for good times. Visiting old friends feels right."

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"Southern man better keep your head, don't forget what your good book says."

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"The same thing that makes you live can kill you in the end."

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"If you want to get lost in the jungle rhythm, get down on the ground and pretend you're swimming."

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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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"All I'm doing is writing it down and putting it in a cadence. Once I get into a cadence, then why should I even stop and wonder what it is? You can do that for the rest of your life, but when it's coming out, you don't want to stop it."

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"Social media and young people, art, music, all communications make this one of the most active times for activism. It will be a time of change."

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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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"Wooden ships are a hippie dream, capsized in excess if you know what I mean."

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"You're all just pissing in the wind. You don't know it, but you are."

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"Down by the river, I shot my baby dead."

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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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"I get into each thing I do, to the point where nothing else matters. I guess I'm an extremist."

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"I want to be a reflection of what's going on and let people draw their own conclusions."

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"I always try to get behind the guy steering the ship. That's the kind of guy I am."

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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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"The punches came fast and hard, lying on my back in the school yard."

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