The 76-year-old posted an open letter on his website, which was later removed.
Accordingly, Neil Young wrote that he no longer wanted his music on Spotify and asked his management and his record company to inform the Swedish streaming service immediately. “I’m doing this because Spotify is spreading false information about vaccines – potentially causing the deaths of those who believe the disinformation they’re spreading,” Neil Young was quoted as saying.
Vaccination call to fans
According to media reports, the musician’s anger is directed against the podcast by US comedian Joe Rogan, who has been criticized for downplaying the corona virus and spreading conspiracy theories. “You can have Rogan or Young. Not both.” It wasn’t until mid-January that doctors and other experts on the subject of Covid-19 wrote an open letter to Spotify and criticized Rogan’s podcast.
According to a post on his website in March 2021, Neil Young has been vaccinated against the coronavirus and is calling on his fans to do the same.
So far there has been no official statement from Young’s representatives, but the Canadian’s music is still available – at least for now – on Spotify.
Source: Nachrichten
