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My Take
Neil Young earns my respect precisely because he has never made it easy to be his fan. From Buffalo Springfield onward, he has swerved between folk, feedback-drenched rock, and outright experiments, abandoning commercial momentum whenever it threatened to make him predictable. That quavering voice should not work, and yet it carries more honesty than a hundred technically perfect singers. A Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and an Officer of the Order of Canada who still behaves like an outsider — that contradiction is the whole point of him. Eighty years old and still restless, he remains my benchmark for artistic stubbornness done right.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Neil Young
- Name (Japanese)
- ニール・ヤング
- Reading
- にーる・やんぐ
- Born
- November 12, 1945 (age 80)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rooster
- Origin
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Occupation
- singer / singer-songwriter / film director / autobiographer / record producer
2. Background
- High school
- Kelvin High School
Awards & achievements
- Officer of the Order of Canada
- 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year
- 1995 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- 1989 MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year
- 1982 Canadian Music Hall of Fame
- 1994 Juno Award for Album of the Year
- 2006 Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award
- 2006 Juno Award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Neil Young born?
Born November 12, 1945 (age 80).
Where is Neil Young from?
Neil Young is from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
What does Neil Young do?
Neil Young works as singer, singer-songwriter, film director, autobiographer, record producer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.