In an interview with Rolling Stone, Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine talks about her performance at the Bridge School Benefit last year and how Neil Young told her that he thought she was a man.
According to the story written by Patrick Doyle, Welch said:
“Yeah. He’s got such incredible energy. He said that when he first heard my record, he thought that I was a man with a high voice [laughs]. He was like, ‘I live in the mountains. I don’t know much media. I just thought you were a man called Florence.’ And I was like, ‘Hey, that’s pretty punk.’ ” I was like, “Thanks, Neil. Thank you so much.”
David Crosby talks to Rolling Stone about his upcoming tour, a possible CSNY 1974 live package, and wonders about a CSN&Y tour, after a stint at the recent Bridge School concert turned out “so good.”
The group played their first gig since 2006 at the Bridge School Benefit in late October. Did Young bring up the possibility of a tour at any point?
According to the RS interview: “No,” says Crosby. “He was, as usual, concentrating on the music. But you know Neil, he’s got his antennas up. He is paying attention. He may not look like it, but he is. The shows felt really good, so that bodes well. We have no idea though. I stress that. I repeat that. We have no idea.”
Crosby goes on: ” It would be nice to know sometime soon, but I can’t torture myself about it . . . I would dearly love for it to happen, but it’s not up to me. I’m not in charge. I do think there is more music to be made, really good music. I love it when it’s just the four of us onstage with acoustic guitars, a piano and a pump organ. That’s because it becomes all about the songs. It really strips it all down.”
Crosby is convinced that the long-awaited box set from their 1974 reunion tour will finally come out.
“It should come out in March or April, something like that,” he says. “It got pushed back for good reason. We’re gonna put a DVD with it. We have pieces from about eight separate shows.” There is a complete film of their tour-closing marathon show at London’s Wembley Stadium, but don’t expect that to make it onto the package. “Nope,” says Crosby. “We were a little too jittery that night.”
Musicians at the Bridge School Benefit Concert pay tribute to the late Lou Reed on Sunday, Oct. 27, on the second night of the two-day event at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountainview, Calif.
See the video here:
Neil Young, Elvis Costello, My Morning Jacket, Jenny Lewis & others performing “Oh! Sweet Nuthin’” in tribute to the legendary Reed, who passed away at the age of 71.
Beautiful, heartfelt tribute.
The rest of Neil’s setlist:
2013-10-27 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California, USABridge School Benefit 27 w/ Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Changes (Phil Ochs cover), Blowin’ In The Wind (Bob Dylan cover), Comes A Time, War Of Man (guests w/ Heart Rockin’ full band version), Harvest Moon (guests w/My Morning Jacket), Oh! Sweet Nuthin’ (guests w/My Morning Jacket – Velvet Underground cover) , Just A Song Before I Go, Human Highway, Don’t Want Lies, Singer Without A Song, What Are Their Names, Déjà Vu, Long May You Run, Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Teach Your Children.
Pegy speaks a few words. Neil starts his set with Dylan’s classic.
2013-10-26
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California, USA
Bridge School Benefit 27
w/ Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
01. Blowin' In The Wind (solo)
02. Heart Of Gold (solo)
03. Comes A Time (accompanied by Pegi Young on vocals)
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04. Out On The Weekend (guests w/ Jack Johnson)
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05. Harvest Moon (guests w/ My Morning Jacket)
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06. "I Dreamed A Neil Young Song" (guests w/ Arcade Fire)
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07. Just A Song Before I Go
08. Human Highway
09. Don't Want Lies
10. Singer Without A Song
11. What Are Their Names
12. Déjà Vu
13. Long May You Run
14. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
with all artists:
15. Teach Your Children
The 8-hour concert starts at 8 p.m. Eastern Time, 7 p.m. Central Time, and 5 p.m. Pacific Time.
Also, recently added to the all acoustic musical performance line-up: Arcade Fire.
Performing: Jack Johnson, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Queens of the Stone Age, My Morning Jacket, Elvis Costello, Fun., Diana Krall, Heart, Jenny Lewis and Tom Waits.
“See the sky about to rain, broken clouds and rain. ” by -- Neil Young
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