Rockdown restrictions appear to be taking their toll on some of our most beloved ageing rock stars. Most recently, a cantankerous Neil Young insisted Spotify remove his catalog from its service saying he won’t share the platform with the likes of Joe Rogan. In a letter to his management team, Young wrote: “I want you to let Spotify know immediately TODAY that I want all my music off their platform. They can have Rogan or Young. Not both.”
In the letter, the “Rockin’ in the Free World” composer reveals the source of his displeasure with the popular streaming service. “I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines – potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread by them. Please act on this immediately today and keep me informed of the time schedule.”
Some say Mr. Young’s frustration with Spotify has even spilled over into his music. According to fans at a recent event, Young took aim at the streaming giant when he altered some of his lyrics to sing, “We need a kinder, gentler speech ban hand.”
Then there is Eric Clapton, for whom it all came into focus, when he first discovered mass formation hypnosis. “I didn’t get the memo, whatever the memo was, it hadn’t reached me. Then I started to realize there was really a memo… It’s great, you know, the theory of mass hypnosis formation. And I could see it then. Once I started to look for it, I saw it everywhere.”
Not you, Slowhand and Shaky. Gentlemen, the politics of this shit is poison. It’ll destroy your brain. Please, do something constructive. Snort a few lines of blow, pick up your guitars and get back about the business of rock and roll. “She don’t lie, she don’t lie, she don’t lie…”
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