Neil and Justin Vernon
The Guardian has an interview with Justin Vernon, of Bon Iver, and he says:
“I think the easiest way to explain it is that before, when I had other jobs or whatever, all I ever wanted to do was play music all of the time. So now whenever anything comes along – a Peter Gabriel cover, or recording Hadestown with Anaïs, it’s like yes! Of course! And then you get tired, and you think, ‘Well, I’d better say no to everything from now on.’ But then the Kanye [West] thing happens. Or … Neil Young called two days ago, and I’m almost like: ‘Oh fuck,’ because whatever he’s going to say I’m going to want to deal with, you know?”
When you hear his voice, you can imagine that:
Bon Iver performs the song Flume from his album For Emma, Forever Ago live: