Interview: Neil Young with Jian Ghomeshi about oilsands, pipelines, music as politics

This is from CBC.ca, an exclusive interview Jian Ghomeshi does with Neil before the latest Massey Hall show. Neil Young talks about his Honour the Treaties tour — a series of benefit concerts raising money to fight an expansion project at the oilsands in northern Alberta. Neil talks about the First Nations, the oil sands in Fort McMurray, being political as a musician, freedom of speech…

Short clip:

Audio of the full interview (aired on CBC TV this Wednesday):

http://www.cbc.ca/q/popupaudio.html?clipIds=2429818174

Video of the full interview (aired on CBC TV):

http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/TV+Shows/The+National/ID/2430282219/

The National| Jan 15, 2014| Neil Young Interview
Jian Ghomeshi sits down with the outspoken Canadian rocker and gets an earful on Alberta pipelines.

Tags: Alberta oil sands, Honor the Treaties, Keystone Pipeline
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