

They came for the music, to hear their favorites from the records come alive. There was no production, and the audience wasn’t expecting it. Sure, it was a show, but it was more of a concert.

I ask you, do you wear running shoes? Maybe even HOKAs? Come on, that’s what’s comfortable, that’s your everyday footwear, why not wear your running shoes on stage? Never did any commercials, never changed his look, he continued to be himself every day until now, and that’s revelatory. And unlike Bob, Neil has never sold out, never. Neil Young and Bob Dylan, they’re the only rock stars left.

He’s unsure of the provenance of the instrument, how someone came up with the idea, how they executed it, but here it is. Three strings go to one speaker, the other three to another. So Neil straps on this old white Gretsch and starts telling a story.
