

That conclusion is affirmed by the actions of Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, whose names are once again being linked in the press, not for being hit-making Canuck-born musical trailblazers born under Sun Sign Scorpio, but for being good, old-fashioned activists.Īs has been widely reported, Young, 76, last week asked Spotify to remove his music from its roster in protest over misinformation and obfuscations about vaccines spread by the behemoth streaming service’s Joe Rogan Experience, a podcast for which Spotify reportedly paid US$100 million via a licensing deal in 2020.Įarlier this week, Mitchell, 78, followed suit, with American guitarist Nils Lofgren, 70, of the E Street Band and Crazy Horse, close behind.

In case there was any doubt, it is now abundantly clear that the counterculture spirit cultivated in the ’60s ran very deep and remains entrenched today.
