Neil Young Quotes & Sayings

“Back then people closed their eyes and listened to music. Today there's a lot of images that go with the music. A lot of music is crap and it's all commercial and the images are all trying to sell the record.”

“As I get older, I get smaller. I see other parts of the world I didn't see before. Other points of view. I see outside myself more.”

“Earth is a flower and it's pollinating.”

“Rock and roll is here to stay.”

“All that stuff about heavy metal and hard rock, I don't subscribe to any of that. It's all just music. I mean, the heavy metal from the '70s sounds nothing like the stuff from the '80s, and that sounds nothing like the stuff from the '90s. Who's to say what is and isn't a certain type of music?”

“It's better to burn out, than to fade away.”

“I'm not into organized religion. I'm into believing in a higher source of creation, realizing we're all just part of nature.”

“As you go through life, you've got to see the valleys as well as the peaks.”

“I don't look at a knife the way I used to. I'm more aware of what it is. I think twice. This is a key finger. It's in every chord.”

“It's cool to go places where working people are happy.”