What an original! We’ve been told that selling out is a choice. But the truth is Neil Young is just wired different. You can’t emulate him, because you’re not him. This interview was very slow to get going. Because Neil was reluctant. And he was mimicking his hero Bob Dylan, refusing to explain his songs […]

They couldn’t be anything else. The first time I heard “Dream On” was just about now, only forty one years ago, crossing the great state of Massachusetts from Amherst to the 91. There were no iPods, never mind Walkmen, and unless you had a modern car, you were limited to AM. And my automobile was […]

“Rocky Mountain High” John Denver Love him or loathe him, if you’re not enamored of this song you’re not a friend of mine. From the acoustic intro you’re immediately transported to a place of fresh air where your troubles have been left behind. We all want to be born again, we all want to find […]

Well did she make you cry Make you break down Shatter your illusions of love And is it over now Do you know how Pick up the pieces and go home Not at that point, the crying came later. Although she had disappeared, she hadn’t told me it was over, but the silence seemed to […]