1 Young’s goal was not to get Spotify to dump Rogan, as many seem to think. Cynicism runs so deep right now that many people overlook the obvious: that Young is putting his money where his mouth is by pulling his catalog from Spotify. Neil Young is an artist with a lifetime of principled credibility. It’s not just a one-time principled stand, either.
The idea of giving up even one penny on principle is alien to all “Spotify was never gonnaĬhoose him over Joe Rogan! What a deluded old fool!” People who literally don’t understand the concept of a principled With the Neil Young situation it’s been fascinating to see the The answer to speech one disagrees with is more speech, and this is more speech. But it’s also correct that Neil Young has a right to make clear that he doesn’t want to be associated with a service that is associated with Rogan, and to publicize his stance. It’s correct to argue that Joe Rogan has a right to say whatever he wants on his podcast, and that people who want to listen to his show should be able to. But Young’s main point here is exactly right: free speech works both ways. Very Young-ian touch to work in a jab about Spotify’s overly-compressed music quality. Solidarity with the front line health care workers who risk theirĪs an unexpected bonus, I sound better everywhere else. Just as I can choose not to have my music support a platform thatĭisseminates harmful information. Private companies have the right to choose what they profit from, I have never been in favor of censorship. An Assortment of Links and Observations Regarding the Neil Young –Joe Rogan Spotify Saga Saturday, 29 January 2022
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