By Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone
January 2, 2014 11:30 AM
Arcade Fire scored some pretty solid advice from Neil Young after a Thanksgiving feast while the band were still working on their stellar 2013 album, Reflektor. “It was the end of the night and we were leaving,” frontman Win Butler tells Rainn Wilson in a new interview for the former Office star’s Soul Pancake site, “and he’s like, ‘Well, guys, have fun making your album. Or it can not be fun at all, that’s fine too. Doesn’t matter if it’s fun.’
“There’s conflict that’s supposed to be in making something good,” Butler added. “There’s, like, inherent conflict. It’s not something to be scared of.”
Along with relaying Young’s wry, sage wisdom, Butler also cited the rocker’s classic 1970 record After the Gold Rush as one of the most important albums in his life
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.
“\"Canada is trading integrity for money,\" said the environmentally engaged 68-year-old rocker. \"That\'s what\'s happening under the current leadership in Canada, which is a very poor imitation of the George Bush administration in the United States and is lagging behind on the world stage. It\'s an embarrassment to any Canadians.\"”
Neil Young on Tour
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