Neil Young
Neil Young was born November 12, 1945 in Toronto, but moved to Winnipeg with his mother following her divorce from his sports-journalist father. Young began playing music in high school. Not only did he play in garage rock outfits, but he also played in local folk clubs and coffeehouses, where he eventually met Joni Mitchell and Stephen Stills. During the mid-’60s, he returned to Toronto, where he played as a solo folk act. Frustrated by his lack of success, Young moved to Los Angeles. Shortly after arriving in L.A., he formed Buffalo Springfield, who quickly became one of the leaders of the Californian folk-rock scene. What form of transportation did Neil use to move to California?
A) Train
B) Plane
C) Hearse
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Cheers,
Mike
July 29th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Hi Mike,
I had the great opportunity to meet Neil at a since closed bar (called “The Maples”) in Pointe Claire (just a few miles from the airport in Dorval) and it ONLY featured live bands. On this particular night, he was actually refused at the door as he was not “dressed appropriately”, which must have been pretty bad as this place HAD no dress code, and then someone recognized him and he was let in and given the star treatment. A real nice guy, with a big heart and the first song I learned to play on the guitar was “Needle and the Damage Done”!! A night I’ll never forget!!