One good thing about the past is that you can’t change it. So there’s no reason to go back. It’s there. It is what it is. The only thing you can change is right now and what’s happening next.
NEIL YOUNGEverything is minimal, and if it’s over, it’s over. We’re abrupt with things: in and out. Especially if it’s an overdub – it’s gone. It does something that’s not real.
More Neil Young Quotes
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We don’t build a record. We’re taking a picture of it. We’re not building an image; we’re capturing an image.
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Most people think it’s the other way around: that time is going faster and we’re doing less. But really time seems to be going faster because we’re cramming so much into it.
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It was then I knew I’d had enough, Burned my credit card for fuel Headed out to where the pavement turns to sand With a one-way ticket to the land of truth And my suitcase in my hand
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An idea discovered is much better possessed.
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All these people talking about morality should just take a walk downtown. They don’t want to go downtown because instantly they see homeless people and they don’t want to.
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It is better to burn out then fade away
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I am succeeding because people are talking about how they would do it better.
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Got to fight to control the violent side, every day and night.
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Back then people closed their eyes and listened to music. Today there’s a lot of images that go with the music. A lot of music is crap and it’s all commercial and the images are all trying to sell the record.
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I started writing “Peace Trail” here in Colorado, then I went back to California. I had a few other tunes going around in my head, so I had a couple of them finished after a few days and then I wanted to go into the studio.
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We’re very highly evolved, and we should be very responsible for what we’ve learned.
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You were born to rock, you’ll never be an opera star.
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There’s an edge to real rock ‘n’ roll. It’s all that matters.
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Think I’ll roll another number for the road
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Music lovers always want to hear the best. It’s about freedom of choice, we supply the music.
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