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Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian
singer-songwriter, guitarist, and film director from Omemee, Ontario.
His work is characterized by deeply personal lyrics, distinctive guitar work, and
an instantly recognizable nasal tenor (and frequently alto) singing voice. Although
he accompanies himself on several different instruments—including piano and
harmonica—his style of hammer-on acoustic guitar and often idiosyncratic soloing on
electric guitar are the lynchpins of a sometimes ragged, sometimes polished, yet
consistently evocative sound.
Although Young has experimented widely with differing music styles, including
swing, jazz, rockabilly, blues, and electronica throughout a varied career, his
best known work usually falls into either of two distinct styles: folk-esque
acoustic rock (as heard in songs such as "Heart of Gold" (sample (help·info)),
"Harvest Moon" and "Old Man") and electric-charged hard rock (in songs like
"Cinnamon Girl", "Rockin' in the Free World" and "Hey Hey, My My (Into the
Black)").
In more recent years, Young has started to adopt elements from newer styles of
music, such as industrial, alternative country and grunge, the latter of which was
profoundly influenced by his own style of playing, often bringing him the title of
"the godfather of grunge".
Young has directed (or co-directed) a number of films using the pseudonym Bernard
Shakey, including Journey Through the Past (1973), Rust Never Sleeps (1979), Human
Highway (1982), and Greendale (2003).
He is also an outspoken advocate for environmental issues and small farmers, having
co-founded the benefit concert Farm Aid, and in 1986 helped found The Bridge
School, and its annual supporting Bridge School Benefit concerts, together with his
wife Pegi.
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