Neil Young Quotes

“And as an afterthought, this too must be told: Some people have taken pure bullsh*t and turned it into gold.”

“As soon as you start talking about mystique, you have none.”

“Good from far but far from good as the saying goes.”

“Having no knowledge is sometimes exactly what is needed to find a solution, so I qualified.”

“I am just a dreamer, but you are just a dream.”

“I believe in what I am trying to do and that good Karma will come from it. It is just a matter of time.”

“I have so many opinions about everything it just comes out during my music. It's a battle for me. I try not to be preachy. That's a real danger.”

“I think if you don't have some obsession in your life, you're dead.”

“I wrote a lot of songs when I couldn't talk.”

“If you follow every dream, you might get lost.”

“It doesn't mean that much to me to mean that much to you.”

“It's better to burn out than it is to rust.”

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

“It's hard enough losing without the confusion of knowing I tried.”

“Keep on rockin' in the free world.”

“Only love can break your heart.”

“Out of the blue and into the black.”

“Piracy is the new radio.”

“Rock and Roll can never die.”

“The record companies have the power to control the quality that is served online. Online service has been problematic in that it actively or discreetly promotes trading and duplication of music. It is not offensive to me that the quality sound is traded around. It is, in my opinion, the new radio and serves a great purpose: making music lovers away of the content tat is out there to buy. If the consumers want it, let them take it, whatever quality they prefer. Ultimately, nothing can stop absolute quality from making a big comeback. The stage is well set.”

“There's a lot of people saying we'd be better off dead.”

“This old world keeps spinnin’ round; It’s a wonder tall trees ain’t layin’ down.”

“Though we rush ahead to save our time, we are only what we feel.”

“Welfare mothers make better lovers.”

“You know, the future's a huge, gigantic place. I have no idea what's going on out there, I'm just going to walk into it and see what happens.”

“A job is never truly finished. It just reaches a stage where it can be left on its own for a while.”

“Be great or be gone.”

“Being a musician enables a person to bend the notes and express things that are inside you, no matter what.”

“Give a hippie too much money and anything can happen.”

“I dislike what has happened to the quality of the sound of music; there is little depth or feeling left, and people can't get what they need from listening to music anymore, so it is dying.”