Today we celebrate a Canadian kid who went down from the cold with a guitar slung over his shoulder and a heart full of electricity. Neil Young. Some folks call him a folkie, others a rocker, but I just call him a seeker.

He was born in Toronto, where the snow falls like forgotten letters. Played in coffeehouses, got a taste for the American dream (or maybe the American feedback). Went down to California in the late ‘60s, right around the time the world was unraveling and tie-dying itself back together. Hooked up with some other long-haired desperadoes and called themselves Buffalo Springfield. They made music that sounded like a train coming through a fog. But Young wasn’t the kind to sit still. He’d find a groove, then wander right out of it. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young characterized by big harmonies, big egos, and a sound that could split the sky open.

The thing with Neil Young is that he write a song that’ll break your heart one night, and blow out your speakers the next. That’s what I like about him. He doesn’t chase perfection, he chases authenticity. And that’s a dangerous thing to chase, because you might just catch it, and that, well, ain’t so much appreciated by most folks.

Neil Young reminds us that it’s okay to change your mind, your sound, your direction, just don’t change your soul. So, yes, here’s to the man who kept the distortion pedal pressed down and the spirit turned up.

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