By the Numbers: The battle between rock legend Neil Young and Spotify

29 thoughts on “By the Numbers: The battle between rock legend Neil Young and Spotify”

1. I fuxking hope Neil Young will remember. JRE don't need him around. Joe Rogan allll dayyyy or nighttttt.

2. Shocking that a 60s rebel would now land on the side of suppression of speech and thought. What a sell out. He doesn't even own his own music! He sold half of it to a multi national corporation for 150 million dollars. A literal sell out.

3. Shutting down the free speech of those you disagree with is a central element of fascism. You could look it up.

4. Upheaval? LOL Not even close.

5. No offense to Neil and Joni (whoever she is), people under 55 do not really know who you are. They may like something if they hear it and say "oh, is that who sings that, I didn't know what they sang". If they don't want people to listen to their stuff that is their freedom of choice. Too bad that won't accept freedom to like various people. Sorry, but most of us don't know and won't miss you with this attitude…..

6. Who cares? Most of us who grew up listening to Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, have owned – or maybe, pirated – their music long ago. Joe Rogan? He's always breaking new ground! And Rogan is not wrong about the "vaccines"! My GF and I are both vaccinated, and each of us got covid from completely different sources (I hadn't seen her in nearly 2 weeks, and she tested positive just days before I did!). And don't give me the garbage that "the vaccine prevented you from dying of covid". How do you know? You have a crystal ball? Can you tell me, with 100% certainty, that my body would not have fought off the virus on its own? NO! I know you can't! All I can tell you is that the vaccine doesn't prevent covid, AND you can't tell me it saved my life, because you have no idea whether or not that is the case! Freedom of speech!

7. I had the understanding that Spotify removed Neil’s music as a response to his ultimatum. I understand I may be splitting hairs here, but the way it’s reported gives a different narrative.

   It’s actually pathetic. The biggest star they can get to try to take down Joe Rogan is Neil Young. Maybe 30 years ago, Neil might’ve had enough clout to pull this off… But in the year 2022, someone needs to just tell their grandpa to sit down.

8. This was pure virtue signaling that exposed his hypocrisy. Nobody would have had an issue if Neil had revoked his publishing rigjhts on that platform. Could have even written the CEO and explained why he was doing it. Instead, Neil goes out of his way to make this public. Not only to virtue signal but hoping it would instigate thousands to bully and intimidate Spotify into outright censorship. Neil is being a fascist, yet arrogantly pretends to be the pious one doing the right thing. He forgets back in the 60's tehre was also a "moral majority" that didn't like what he was saying. Americans that felt Young was spredaing misinformation. Like his views on capitalism. The man has made millions, including the recent $150 MILLION by sleling control of his publishing. Why didn't Young donate every cent to Covid victims?

9. Always boring Neil

10. Such a rock legend I never heard of him..lmao And I listen to music every day going on 50 year soon At least I understood who meatloaf was.. Rip

11. Neil who?

12. Another HAS-BEEN looking for attention. Time to get a haircut, the 60's were over a long time ago

13. Sorry Neil. You and all the Hollywood elites should stay in your lane. You do not represent the majority of Americans that are tired of the BS the media is putting out there. Musicians are supposed to be against government politics.

14. Neil's doesn't believe in his own lyrics, "fighting in the free world…".

15. Neil Young's music is ditch weed and Rogan is a demonic tic turd so who cares ?

16. Here's a link to the President of Pfizer, Albert Bourla, speaking to a Goldman Sachs healthcare conference, openly admitting that the first two Pfizer jabs don't work and that they'll have a proper vaccine in March.
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17. Joe Rogan is very unbiased. Neil young cd’s are great for kindling.

18. This controversy is everywhere, but what is NOT everywhere is EXACTLY what Joe Rogan said that Neil Young thinks should not be allowed to be said? WHY IS ANYTHING NOT ALLOWED TO BE SAID? Could it be that Neil Young and the rest of his progressive supporters FEAR FREE SPEECH? There is so much bs being said every day by crazy Liberals, but all that is ok with Mr. Young? This controversy reeks of hypocrisy and it's Neil Young that is the hypocrite! How about Neil Young goes on Joe Rogan's podcast and has an HONEST DEBATE with him about this? I support honest debate, but I will NEVER SUPPORT CENSORSHIP. This is why Mr Young is simply an old fool.

19. Canadian Man, don't you understand? You are part of the problem. I heard screaming, and Native American children dying. Come on Canadian man, stop praying to Satan for a new hit album.

20. Joe MUST invite Neil Young on his podcast to explain his position. Call him out into the street of public opinion. Anyone think Neil would show up?

21. stupid WOKE trash get off spotify nobody wants him on there anyway!!!

22. Poor Neil. It's not so easy to be rich and privileged anymore.

23. Million year old singing commie offered by freedom. Ok.

24. Could also argue the same information Neil Young is getting from CBC,CNN,FOX is misleading and false just the same

25. I've just cancelled my Spotify premium account because of that. I can listen to his songs somewhere else.

26. Well I hope Neil Young will remember that he is not a certified Virologist. Don’t listen to Hollywood celebrities and musicians for hells sake!

27. LOL!!! Some Old-Ass ex-Hippie Musician still clinging to the 5 people who still know who the hell he is…. too bad the China Virus completely WIPED OUT your entire fan-base!!

28. No battle at all ..they just cut him
    Neil young is now Neil old

29. Is that Randy Quaid?

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