"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.“


-Neil Young

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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.

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