Neil Young was not relevant even way back when, when he was relevant.
"Old Man" - Neil Young telling an old man it was time for him to be replaced by a young man, even as he was shoving the old man aside.
"Southern Man" - Neil Young singing a song about things he had no experience of on either side, nor any knowledge of. Should be classed as "fantasy" rather than "protest". Musically a discordant mess of sour notes, philosophically lacking in substance.
"Rockin' in the Free World" - Neil Young biting the very hand that was feeding his dumb ass. Never a bright idea.
And the list goes on, in a similar vein.
For Neil Young to try to throw more weight around than he actually had to throw is hilarious, and bespeaks the fact that he has a much higher opinion of himself than anyone else does. He is a classic narcissist. Not only did he have far less weight, influence, and relevance than he thought he did, he tried to use what he thought he had but didn't have in a tyrannical, dictatorial manner. So THAT is what the Children of the Sixties REALLY had in mind!
Haw, haw, haw...
I applaud Spotify for their decision. Don't wait to see if he's gonna make good on his threat, just go right ahead and force him to keep that promise, and let's find out who it's really gonna hurt worse - us or him. No matter that he no longer owned or controlled his own music because he got too damned greedy - no one can force Spotify to carry his crap, and obviously they respected his wishes as a creator regardless of actual ownership. As it turns out, I hope he likes pork and beans and ramen noodles, cause he just lost a lot of grocery money, and no one misses him.
That had to sting a bit.
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"Old Man" - Neil Young telling an old man it was time for him to be replaced by a young man, even as he was shoving the old man aside.
"Southern Man" - Neil Young singing a song about things he had no experience of on either side, nor any knowledge of. Should be classed as "fantasy" rather than "protest". Musically a discordant mess of sour notes, philosophically lacking in substance.
"Rockin' in the Free World" - Neil Young biting the very hand that was feeding his dumb ass. Never a bright idea.
And the list goes on, in a similar vein.
For Neil Young to try to throw more weight around than he actually had to throw is hilarious, and bespeaks the fact that he has a much higher opinion of himself than anyone else does. He is a classic narcissist. Not only did he have far less weight, influence, and relevance than he thought he did, he tried to use what he thought he had but didn't have in a tyrannical, dictatorial manner. So THAT is what the Children of the Sixties REALLY had in mind!
Haw, haw, haw...
I applaud Spotify for their decision. Don't wait to see if he's gonna make good on his threat, just go right ahead and force him to keep that promise, and let's find out who it's really gonna hurt worse - us or him. No matter that he no longer owned or controlled his own music because he got too damned greedy - no one can force Spotify to carry his crap, and obviously they respected his wishes as a creator regardless of actual ownership. As it turns out, I hope he likes pork and beans and ramen noodles, cause he just lost a lot of grocery money, and no one misses him.
That had to sting a bit.
.
Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king.
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’