Neil Young Makes Music For People Not Politicians

One day after 2016 presidential candidate – and hardcore Neil Young fan – Donald Trump played "Rockin' in the Free World" to launch his campaign, the rocker has penned a long statement decrying the song's usage as well as the current economics of politics. Without mentioning Trump by name, Young acknowledged on Facebook that "a U.S. presidential candidate" rallied around the Freedom track "without my permission.