Neil Young, Part One
Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Pushkin Industries
4.5 • 4.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 December 2021
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
When we first talked about making Broken Record, we had a short list of absolute dream guests for the podcast and Neil Young was at the top of that list. So when Neil’s new record, Barn, was announced and we were told he wanted to speak with Rick about it we were beyond excited.
On today’s episode, Rick and Neil talk about the new album, and all of the archival projects he plans on releasing in the coming year. They also reminisce about the time they spent working together on some abandoned songs in 1997 that may soon be released. And Neil’s time in a Rick James fronted band that was signed to Motown, and how Neil drove from Canada to LA in a hearse. The two talked for so long we decided to make this the first of two episodes with Neil Young.
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| 0:00.0 | Pushkin |
| 0:11.0 | Hey y'all it's Justin Richmond. |
| 0:13.0 | We have a really special episode for you today. |
| 0:16.0 | When Rick Rubin and I first talked about making broken record, |
| 0:19.0 | we had a short list of absolute dream guests for the podcast. |
| 0:23.0 | Neil Young was at the top of that list. |
| 0:26.0 | We tried by various means over the years to make it happen. |
| 0:29.0 | Neil had even been around the studio while we were taping episodes with other guests, |
| 0:33.0 | but we just couldn't make it work. |
| 0:35.0 | So when Neil's new record was announced and we were told he wanted to speak with Rick about it, |
| 0:39.0 | we were beyond ecstatic. |
| 0:41.0 | Neil's won a very few popular artist who seems to be singularly focused on creating. |
| 0:46.0 | Wherever the muse goes, he goes. |
| 0:49.0 | As a teenager, it led him to the folk clubs of Canada. |
| 0:52.0 | We first met Joni Mitchell. |
| 0:54.0 | In the late 60s, it led him to Los Angeles, |
| 0:57.0 | where we started Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills. |
| 1:00.0 | Later, it led him to a long solo career, |
| 1:03.0 | with intermittent stints with crossbistills and Nash, |
| 1:05.0 | and other groups he's put together over the years. |
| 1:08.0 | It's also led him at various points to sperm fans, |
| 1:11.0 | journalists, executives, labels, collaborators, |
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