The thing… the thing about Neil Young is that he contracted polio as a child in the ‘50s, years before a vaccine was available. After being released from hospital, he had to relearn how to walk. Polio left him permanently disabled, contributed to a serious anxiety disorder…
…and affects his life to this day.
Neil also has epilepsy, as does his daughter. His two sons have cerebral palsy. He wrote a whole album, Trans, as a way to communicate with one of them. He & his wife also founded a nonprofit, The Bridge School, for kids w severe disabilities.
Neil also has epilepsy, as does his daughter. His two sons have cerebral palsy. He wrote a whole album, Trans, as a way to communicate with one of them. He & his wife also founded a nonprofit, The Bridge School, for kids w severe disabilities.
Every year Neil organises a benefit concert for The Bridge School. David Bowie has performed! So have The Beach Boys, Elton John, Metallica, Pearl Jam and the Smashing Pumpkins.
All of this is to say, if you’re looking for a celeb who knows about the importance of vaccines…
All of this is to say, if you’re looking for a celeb who knows about the importance of vaccines…
…and who is well-educated in the sphere of health and disability, you can’t do much better than Neil Young.
I guess Rog*an’s fans are louder and angrier and spend more money, and I guess that’s how decisions about the spread of misinformation get made. Our world is poorer for that.
Last year I got the lyrics to a Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young song tattooed on my leg as a reminder…
Last year I got the lyrics to a Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young song tattooed on my leg as a reminder…
…to keep going through hard times. I’m never not in Neil’s corner.
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