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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.

Neil Young

It’s a blue album, but it’s not a blues album. I’m not pretending all of a sudden now I’m blues.
NEIL YOUNG

Album Blue Eye Sudden
I try not to look back. I’m looking forward. I’m worried more about what I’m going to do next week than I am what I did last week. There are too many things to do. Looking back is for everybody else.
NEIL YOUNG

Looks Next Trying Week
With a lot of songs on this record, one verse doesn’t relate to the next verse. I don’t think that one day really relates to the next day in life.
NEIL YOUNG

Life Song Think
It is better to burn out then fade away
NEIL YOUNG

Away Burned Fa De Out
Music lovers always want to hear the best. It’s about freedom of choice, we supply the music.
NEIL YOUNG

Choice Freedom Music
Everything 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.
NEIL YOUNG

Gone Minimal Overdub Real
The person who still blushes is not yet a degenerate.
NEIL YOUNG

Degenerates Morality Person
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.
NEIL YOUNG

Country Couple People Writing
Learning from other people is what music is all about.
NEIL YOUNG

Learn Music Other People
I’ve seen the needle And the damage done A little part of it in everyone But every junkie’s Like a settin’ sun.
NEIL YOUNG

Damage Done Little
Keep on rockin’ in the free world.
NEIL YOUNG

Free World World
We don’t build a record. We’re taking a picture of it. We’re not building an image; we’re capturing an image.
NEIL YOUNG

Building Picture Record
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.
NEIL YOUNG

Downtown People Talk
You were born to rock, you’ll never be an opera star.
NEIL YOUNG

Rock Song Stars
I never knew a man could tell so many lies, he had a different story for every set of eyes. How can he remember who he’s talking to?
NEIL YOUNG

Country Eye Lying Men People
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.
NEIL YOUNG

People Thinking Way
True love opens the gates of time.
NEIL YOUNG

Gate Open Song Time
A job is never truly finished. It just reaches a stage where it can be left on its own for a while.
NEIL YOUNG

Job Left Reach Stage
Possessions and concessions are not often what they seem, they drag you down and load you down in disguise of security.
NEIL YOUNG

Down Drag Philosophy
I don’t like the current political system in the USA and some other countries. Increasingly democracy has been hijacked by corporate interests.
NEIL YOUNG

Country Democracies People
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
NEIL YOUNG

Hand Land Truth
The rockets and the satellites, spaceships that we’re creating now, we’re pollinating the universe.
NEIL YOUNG

Creating Rocket Satellite
In a Ramada Inn near the grapevine, they stop to rest for the night. Traveling down south, looking for good times. Visiting old friends feels right.
NEIL YOUNG

Friend Night Old Travel
You are like a hurricane, there’s calm in your eyes, and I’m getting blown away.
NEIL YOUNG

Eye Hurricane Song
Everybody seems to wonder what it’s like down here. I gotta get away from this day-to-day running around. Everybody knows this is nowhere.
NEIL YOUNG

Run Travel Wonder
Cocaine eyes won’t hide your face.
NEIL YOUNG

Alcohol Drug Eye
The thing about my music is, there really is no point.
NEIL YOUNG

Music Point Thing

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