I recently finished Neil Young's autobiography Waging Heavy Peace -- and while I'll save all my thoughts on that tome for another post, one of the things that did stand out was how much he values the friendships in his life, whether they be musical, business or otherwise. At around the same time, I came across a photo of Neil just chilling out with Elton John, perhaps backstage somewhere, and the moment really captured the spirit that had come through in the book. It made me recall some other shots I've seen over the years -- Neil has been such a friend and collaborator... even at the highest levels of stardom -- that so many photos exist with true musical icons from all phases of his career. I wanted to gather them all in one place to create a collage and I think it emphasizes my point. Here it is:
