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Neil Young tells Spotify it can’t have both him and Joe Rogan anymore

18 points by furcyd 5y ago

gompertz 5y ago
Says the guy who fleeced so many people with his 'pono' toblerone paperweight! Think it's time he stepped away from digital music.
0x737368 5y ago
I really like Young's music but his political posturing and "virtue" signalling has been so annoying since forever. Just the one's I know about is the whole 'Southern Man' song controversy, then another one is when Trump purchased the rights to play "Rocking in the free world" for announcing his run for presidency and Young first claimed that Trump did it without permission and then when confronted about that statement avoided it like a weasel saying "everybody can use it if they like it", and now this. If you don't want to be on a platform don't be there, just leave quietly instead of trying to garner attention for yourself by jumping on the hating Rogan bandwagon.
- jafo 5y ago
  Well I heard Mister Young bitch about him Well I heard ol' Neil put him down Well I hope Neil Young will remember Spotify don't need him around anyhow
  - macdaknife 5y ago
    Five'll get ya ten, old Macky's back in town
- nameless912 5y ago
  > "virtue" signalling Having opinions != virtue signalling. Some people do in fact believe the views they present in their art. And it's not like Neil Young has recently jumped on the bandwagon, he's been at it for 50+ years!
  - 0x737368 5y ago
    Oh yes - though each time his opinions backfired on him he went and did a 180 on them in some way as long as he gets dry out of the water. What an amazing role-model indeed. And you can have your opinions quietly instead of standing on the rooftops and tooting songs in your own name. If people find out that someone, say, does charity work that speaks a lot more powerfully than someone that does a photo-op and then advertises to everyone what a truly generous person there is. So which out of these is having opinions, which is virtue signalling, and to which column does Mr Neil Young apply to?
andrewclunn 5y ago
In about 40 years, the last remaining boomer will slip away. Then of course the universe will end because a world in which they are not at it's center is impossible.
vnchr 5y ago
Who?
SMVS 5y ago
Thank goodness I've already pirated all his music.
- picardythird 5y ago
  You think stealing is OK if you don't like the person?
errcorrectcode 5y ago
This doesn't belong on HN. It's too political and doesn't add anything constructive. Can we get insightful items about coronavirus genetic bifurcation, drift velocity, and future pandemic probability estimates? Net negative carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) solutions that scale with cost? Throw me a frick'n bone, people. :prayer hands emoji:
raxxorrax 5y ago
I believe it to be prudent to remove those that want others gone. I don't even support or view Rogan, but since he is one of the few to offer a diverse and inclusive perspective, wrong or not, he probably simply provides a better show and his viewer numbers underline this too.

18 points by furcyd 5y ago

Says the guy who fleeced so many people with his 'pono' toblerone paperweight! Think it's time he stepped away from digital music.

0x737368 5y ago

I really like Young's music but his political posturing and "virtue" signalling has been so annoying since forever. Just the one's I know about is the whole 'Southern Man' song controversy, then another one is when Trump purchased the rights to play "Rocking in the free world" for announcing his run for presidency and Young first claimed that Trump did it without permission and then when confronted about that statement avoided it like a weasel saying "everybody can use it if they like it", and now this. If you don't want to be on a platform don't be there, just leave quietly instead of trying to garner attention for yourself by jumping on the hating Rogan bandwagon.

jafo 5y ago
Well I heard Mister Young bitch about him Well I heard ol' Neil put him down Well I hope Neil Young will remember Spotify don't need him around anyhow
- macdaknife 5y ago
  Five'll get ya ten, old Macky's back in town
nameless912 5y ago
> "virtue" signalling Having opinions != virtue signalling. Some people do in fact believe the views they present in their art. And it's not like Neil Young has recently jumped on the bandwagon, he's been at it for 50+ years!
- 0x737368 5y ago
  Oh yes - though each time his opinions backfired on him he went and did a 180 on them in some way as long as he gets dry out of the water. What an amazing role-model indeed. And you can have your opinions quietly instead of standing on the rooftops and tooting songs in your own name. If people find out that someone, say, does charity work that speaks a lot more powerfully than someone that does a photo-op and then advertises to everyone what a truly generous person there is. So which out of these is having opinions, which is virtue signalling, and to which column does Mr Neil Young apply to?

andrewclunn 5y ago

In about 40 years, the last remaining boomer will slip away. Then of course the universe will end because a world in which they are not at it's center is impossible.

vnchr 5y ago

Who?

SMVS 5y ago

Thank goodness I've already pirated all his music.

picardythird 5y ago
You think stealing is OK if you don't like the person?

errcorrectcode 5y ago

This doesn't belong on HN. It's too political and doesn't add anything constructive. Can we get insightful items about coronavirus genetic bifurcation, drift velocity, and future pandemic probability estimates? Net negative carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) solutions that scale with cost? Throw me a frick'n bone, people. :prayer hands emoji:

raxxorrax 5y ago

I believe it to be prudent to remove those that want others gone. I don't even support or view Rogan, but since he is one of the few to offer a diverse and inclusive perspective, wrong or not, he probably simply provides a better show and his viewer numbers underline this too.