Neil Young: The Complete 1991 "Guitar Player" Interview (HD Audio)

[JasO]

At the time of this revealing and wide-ranging interview, Neil Young had just completed a tour with Sonic Youth and was doing publicity for his Arc and Weld concert CDs. We met for lunch on November 11, 1991, at a restaurant near Neil’s ranch in California’s Santa Cruz mountains. Neil’s longtime manager Elliot Roberts and a publicist for Reprise Records sat at a nearby table and occasionally chimed in during conversation. Throughout our hour-long conversation, Neil was relaxed, thoughtful, funny, and forthcoming as he spoke about songwriting, soloing, guitars, his one-of-a-kind amp, the downsides of digital, and much more.

Neil Young: The Complete 1991 "Guitar Player" Interview (HD Audio)

An edited transcription of this interview ran as Guitar Player magazine’s June 1992 cover story. A complete transcription appears in my 2017 book Talking Guitar: Conversations With Musicians Who Shaped Twentieth Century American Music. I hope you enjoy the interview!

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[brookdalebill]

Thanks!

 

[danielreid27]

He sure is a prolific artist....one of the greats IMHO...

 

[getbent]

Whenever you post here, I just have to say, THANKS MAN! I read everything you wrote back in the days where the best day in the month was when GP was in the mail!

I will listen to this in the car tonight! Thanks MAN!

 

[Chip]

Saw that tour when they played the Richfield Colosseum. It was so loud that the music literally moved you. I still have that issue of Guitar Player.

Thanks for posting the audio!

 

[Joefish]

Thank you.

( ... you got me hooked with the Jerry interview)

 

[micpoc]

Wowza! I LOVED that interview... pretty sure I still have my copy somewhere. This will be an interesting listen.