“I may not agree with everything Joe Rogan or his guests say, but they’re entitled to have the forum to say it.” “ I applaud you and Spotify for making the RIGHT call, preserving #FreeSpeech and not capitulating to the mob,” the singer declared. David Draiman, frontman of the metal band Disturbed, voiced support for Spotify’s decision. Still, not every musician was in Young’s corner.
“You can stick to listening to your podcast and I will stick to listening to Neil Young.” “Imagine calling yourself a rocker yet siding with some dude who has a podcast over Neil Young,” the former Skid Row frontman declared. Meanwhile, Sebastian Bach called on his fellow musicians to voice support for Young. And I have to tell you, as his widow, I feel sick about the business decision you’ve made.” “If vaccines had been available at the start of the pandemic, he’d be here to have that conversation with you. “If my beloved husband, Andy Gill, hadn’t died at the start of the pandemic, he’d have strong and clear feelings about your decision to remove Neil Young’s music in favor of a podcast that has spread anti-vax misinformation,” she wrote in part. I hope more powerful artists follow Neil Young’s stance on toxic jock Joe Rogan #LeaveSpotify.”Ĭatherine Mayer, widow of Gang of Four’s Andy Gill who died in the pandemic’s early days, wrote an open letter to Spotify condemning the streaming company’s decision.
Young’s former CSNY bandmate David Crosby said the musician’s action “makes me proud of him,” while Kay Hanley of '90s alt-rock group Letters to Cleo wrote: “If record labels + fans found out in the 90s that Tower Records was ripping off artists, using music profits to bankroll and elevate Rush Limbaugh, the shelves would have been empty. “We will miss the $3.28 we get a year but we will forge ahead righteously,” the rocker’s wife remarked via Twitter. In a show of support, Nils Lofgren also had his music removed from Spotify. Doing so has resulted in a new round of criticism, as musicians and fans alike have slammed the streaming giant for seemingly backing Rogan’s side in the debate. Spotify respected Young’s ultimatum and opted to pull the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s catalog from their platform.
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