“It’s strange to imagine that Young might be a prophet of sorts — but maybe not. His lesson is that everything human is shot through with imperfection. Filtering that out doesn’t make us more perfect; it is making us sick. He’s a great artist, which means that he sees and hears more, which may make him a loon, but is also why he is still worth listening to.”
Neil Young’s Lonely Quest to Save Music
David Samuels | The New York Times Magazine | August 20, 2019 | 7,000 words