Eddie Vedder Inducts Neil Young into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 

This might just be one of the most touching posts I have read online. Thanks, man.

I hear you! Here too. He's been my co=pilot

Absolutely. Thank you, Uncle Neil.

I hear you. My old man was a massive Neil Young fan, so I was pretty heavily exposed to Neil's music, but like many kids I kinda went down my own musical path. But when dad died nearly 11 years ago, I started listening to Neil again. Really listening. And got hooked. Neil's punctuated so many lows and so many highs. Wish I could thank him for being there every time.

Indeed 3 great speeches here. Eddie's, Niels and Sean's. Peace guys

Yeah. That's when he still loved his wife, during her cancer, then dumped her unceremoniously for that tart daryl Hannah.

Not that your judgemental or hateful

@@marianfrances4959 he was

@@melissatyree566 No that's incorrect. Pegi and Neil separated in 2014, and though it looks like he took up fairly quickly with Hannah, Pegi's cancer was not evident until 2017 at least.

​@@melissatyree566 Have you ever dumped anyone?

They were the 150 down votes here LOL

They went on to partner with them 😂

@@travzimmerman1340 No they didn't.

Sellouts

That’s fucken fantastic!!!!!!!

Lol

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He has no soul ....he sold it long ago...

Same here...he is really good guy.....

ask his exwife

Thank you! We agree! My mom named my brother after Neil!

No, my name is Nicole.My oldest Brother, Neil, was named by my Mom, & she named him after Neil Young!🎶🎵

I wasn't named after anyone, but my Mom liked the name Nicole around the year I was born, which was 1986.

***** i was speaking about Neil because i think at the end, he said he was just ramblin. (but yeah, Eddie's quite the treasure as well)

kingoftomatoes: yes, but it was Led Zeppelin, who was first influenced by Neil Young, back in the 60's and the 70's you can hear it in their song, "Down by the seaside"

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he really is :')

@@bkrbyex4339 Tangerine sounded like Neil Young as well.

I like Neil too, but he has sold his song catalog to an investment firm (Hipgnosis), so he has actually has signed away rights for his songs to be used in commercials, advertisements, and such. It's his property, he can certainly do what he wants with it, but it made me feel a little disheartened. They seem to all sell out eventually.

@@JayHarveyRockNRoll I think Neil still has some say in the use of his songs . Also, he's getting up there in age, I'm pretty sure he wanted to take care of business before some corrupt lawyers get a hold of his fortune. Regardless, He Is Born To Rock He'll Never Be An Opera Star.

​@@artvallejos1460 some things never change, they stay the way they are

@@cbartal1 give your ticket to moe the sleaze, he's the one that's weak in the knees , his pants are baggy but you can see em shakin'.

@@artvallejos1460 this is the story of Johnny rotten

lol, brilliant

hahaha

Who was Luke Skywalker's nemesis in Star Wars? Was it Darth Vedder or Eddie Vadar? I can never remember.

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Lol nice

Amen to that, Jim. 50+ yrs. Me too. He IS the soundtrack of my life. I LOVE HIM SOOOOO MUCH and ALWAYS WILL.

Totally!

100% Perhaps it’s because he’s Canadian that he’s so humble?

I mean, Neil Young is my favourite musician of all time, but he's a complicated man and far from a saint. He hurt a lot of people and he was an asshole in several occasions - he's the first to admit it. I suggest reading his biography Shakey - it gives quite an incredible full picture of this great but troubled man.

Here's a nice story for you. One day after this speech, Neil would play an unplanned encore with Pearl Jam and got excited. So excited, he ditched up Crazy Horse and producer Briggs without even telling them, and flew to Seattle to record with Pearl Jam (that would be Mirror Ball). His beloved band, who he "couldn't make it without them", practiced the songs a whole day in the studio before understanding Neil won't show up. When interviewed about it, Neil said he felt it was the right choice creatively, and to quote him "you got to make calls that hurt people. There's no way around it. It's the only way to go". This whole story happened literally three days after this speech.

@@yanivbin7521 Yeah, he missed a day of work. Not the worst thing in the world.

And who is inducing Pearl Jam? Neil Young! Fitting to say the least!

His induction of R.E.M. is almost as good as this.

Lol absolutely the best farmer!

77missconduct I know it's crazy the 90s seems like yesterday. All of my significant memories are in the 90s

+77missconduct He is indeed, ...btw...sweet picture.

He’s still rocking and rolling!

awesome words / llike . privacy

Ilike .privacy Loved hearing your praise for Bruce and Toby . That isnt surprising knowing that they are both genuinely caring guys. Nice of you to point that out. Bruce is my life. thank you ....

+llike .privacy I have friends who are professional clowns, storytellers, and magicians. They have worked at parties and events for years for more famous people. And the only one who ever came up to them and asked them how they were doing, did they need a break, are they getting enough food and drink - that was Robin Williams. So thanks for that story, and props to Neil, Bruce, Toby, and Robin.

Neil is very thankful to his fans at shows, maybe he just didn't want to do it in this forum. One show I saw him at, he said "I'm gonna pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming. Just checkin'." after a particularly loud applause.

Awesome: Roadies count too

Eddie did a very good induction of R.E.M..

Springsteen has done 5: Roy Orbison, Dylan, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jackson Browne and U2.

Such a hard worker too, knows nothing is for nothing.

jalalipop that's how I see it to. We have an option choice to lesson in on Neil and understand some of his life his stories. Funny tho we all have so much bottled up and some better stories then even all csn&y combined. And most ppl like talking about them selves. We just don't have a platform. Neil won the lottery of life.

Cory Britton so you think Niel young has some heart ack? how different is that for any of us. None. You fuck head pice of shit. There's no way you'd talk to me face to face like that so you attack some stranger you'll never have to face on the internet. You're a coward and a freak. And I hope you're as ugly on the outside as you are inside.

Cory Britton by the way ass hole. Niels songs past decade suck and to make it like he did was luck and help of csn.

AT THE END HE ENJOYS THE MONEY

I agree, and I think music NEEDS to be made by the artist for the artist.. That's the only way it feels genuine to me.

+CRC TV True, but it's not like he's doing (dead) Kurt a favour, he obviously was so impacted by him that there he is a long way into his career with his moment of celebration feelings he needs to mention Kurt. I guess Kurt impacted him that much.

@Laverne Johnson Mean

Hard to say what brought it about, but he divorced Pegi in 2014, (she died of cancer 1/1/19) and the Royal Canadian is now married to Darryl Hannah, which is something Jackson Browne never did.

He sure did, the last line of Kurt's suicide letter was one of Neil's lyrics in hey hey my my. "It's better to burn out than to fade away" .

Neil did choke up and his eyes filled with tears. No one gets any more genuine than him. Neil's always been honest and an easy going man. I was going to say, like one of us, but I won't. No one is like him.

CONCUR...

When Neil found out that Kurt wrote Neil's lyrics in his suicide note he says it really fucked with him and he was really upset over his death, Kurt's death gave Neil inspiration for the whole album.

LMFAO

Lol. You know what I've just scrolled down the side bar and you're fucking right

+Eric If Eddie gets in, he'll probably induct himself. LMAO

many more I hope.If you don't like Eddie,don't watch these!

+CooManTunes Any1 here NOT A HATER? Eddie has a very humble personality,hates interviews cause he doesn't want to be idolized.Do your homework b4 u bash people!

yeah, he got emotional about it

@Noble Failures lmao

@Noble Failures Right, because you know everything. You, indeed, live up to your name.

lol this nigga@Noble Failures

@Noble Failures HAHA... Noble is so ignorant. I love seeing comments from people that "think" they know. I'm willing to bet this dude has never been in a professional studio, been around, worked, and dealt with professional artist both in and out of studio. Yet he'll still stand and open his mouth puking out his ignorance letting true industry people know how full of shit he really is. I would usually say "it's always wise to keep your mouth shut" , but if I did that I would have nothing to laugh to about. Noble Failures, thank you. Maybe someday some true noble industry educated human being will have some pity and fly you out here to New York or LA and slap you around with some knowledge. If so, keep your mouth shut around those that really know what they're talking about. Until then, carry on there, lambchop.

tree.house truth hurts

Maybe if you stopped bitching so much about how music todays sucks you could actually take the time to discover the good music that's out there today.

***** I don't bitch or whine I point out truth. I do know good music today and it's not what you hear on the radio or buy in stores. It's underground where artists are still artists and not puppets. Speaking of puppets...........

AgileMJOLNIR So basically what you're telling me is that there is good music out there today, but there isn't any good music out there today? Okay.

Really dude? Did I not type clear enough for you? Because I'm more than happy to go get a box of crayons and draw you a picture. I prefer not to though, I'm drinking a beer and most likely in for the night.

+In It To Spin It Well, Kurt brought back real music at a time when big hair bands was mainstream. Neil tried to reach out to Kurt when he was heavy on drugs. Neil dedicated an album to Kurt after his death.

In It To Spin It I

In It To Spin It true humility on display

@Noble Failures lol no

Noble Failured,, It's good to have ''Failured'' in here.. Neil was not perfect , but he did try his best. somehow and still is... Big Up 2 him 4 sure..

wow! didn't know that.