He paused, smiled, and said, slowly, “I cannot contain how much I love this man and his music.” He played three songs: a haunted rendition of “Rye Whiskey” and a haunted, skeletal “The Needle and the Damage Done” and the ultimate closer, “My My Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)” with its timeless refrain, “It’s better to burn out than fade away.” Many peers and old friends came to celebrate Young’s decades of music-making, including a very chipper looking Stephen Stills, as well as Alan Parsons, Kris Kristofferson, Michael Penn, Al Schmitt, Colbie Caillat, Manda Mosher, Peter Asher and many others.ĭave Matthews provided the single musical tribute to Young after the speech, playing solo acoustic. That’s how he summed up his entire approach to recording music, which he explored with his much grace, humor and wisdom.
But he’s an artist who has never been easily defeated, and in his speech – which was as hilarious in parts as it was inspirational – he shared his vision for the future, which embraces the spirit of the past with the genius of the future.
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