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Neil Young – Musician, Activist, Epileptic

April 14, 2017 by Bailey

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Hello Everyone, and Happy Friday! Today’s Famously Unknown icon is one of the most well-known names in Rock ‘n’ Roll – Neil Young!

With a list of awards and accolades a mile long, Young still finds time to be a devoted father, an activist, a rancher, a husband, and much more.

Read on for some interesting trivia on this talented individual!

  • Young owns and runs Broken Arrow, a nearly 1000 acre ranch, in the Santa Cruz Mountains outside San Francisco
  • He wrote the song “Old Man” as a tribute to the generous caretaker that first showed him Broken Arrow Ranch and the solace that it would bring to his life
  • He was born in Toronto, Canada in 1945 and began playing & writing music in high school
  • Young has been known to rip apart live sets on stage while playing his music
  • He plays electric guitar, piano, and harmonica to combine folk, rock, and blues into his own unique style of Rock ‘n’ Roll
  • Neil has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice; once as a solo artist in 1995 and once in 1997 as a member of Buffalo Springfield
  • In 2000 he was named one of the greatest ever rock n roll artists by Rolling Stone magazine
  • Young was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on December 30, 2009
  • He suffered from polio in 1951
  • His daughter, Amber Jean, also has epilepsy
  • Many songs from his Crazy Horse album were written in the name day, in a hospital bed, while he suffered from a 103 degree fever
  • 1992’s Harvest Moon (my personal favorite of Neil Young’s work) won him the Juno Award for Album of the Year
  • He diagnosed with a brain aneurysm in 2005 and underwent a minimally invasive neuroradiological procedure for it
  • Young states that anti-epileptic medications change his demeanor, and therefore he prefers not to take them. Instead, he seeks personal stability & peace as an alternative means of controlling his seizures
  • Young helped found the Bridge School, where those with severe impairments can learn in a safe and positive environment

 

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Thank you all for tuning in and don’t forget to Seize The Day!

Bailey My Aura Borealis Post GreetingHello from Minnesota! I was diagnosed with Generalized Idiopathic Temporal Lobe Epilepsy in 2006. My goal is to create and contribute to a community for those living with Epilepsy & other neurological disorders, so that we can support each other, raise awareness, and share our hope for fewer seizures in the future!

Celebrating A Beautiful Life With Epilepsy

Far away there
in the sunshine
are my highest aspirations.
I may not reach them,
but I can look up and
see their beauty,
believe in them,
and try to follow
where they lead

Louisa May Alcott

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