04UndatedPegi 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 / quote ↗
06UndatedI 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 / quote ↗
07UndatedI 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 / quote ↗
08UndatedNo matter how many books I write, I will eventually get to fiction. That is where I'm going.Neil Young / quote ↗
09UndatedI love it when people yell at me about the environment and then I tell 'em I'm burning 90% cleaner than them.Neil Young / quote ↗
12UndatedThe rockets and the satellites, spaceships that we're creating now, we're pollinating the universe.Neil Young / quote ↗
14UndatedI 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 / quote ↗
15UndatedThe '60s was one of the first times the power of music was used by a generation to bind them together.Neil Young / quote ↗
16UndatedI'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 / quote ↗
17UndatedWhen 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 / quote ↗
