Neil Young was fed up with Spotify’s ‘shitty’ sound quality anyway
and said it has taken down more than 20,000 COVID-related podcast episodes, barely flinched. The service pulled the musician's songs, though said it regretted Young's decision and hoped he'd return soon.
Meanwhile, Young wrote that he supported free speech and companies' right to choose what to profit from,"just as I can choose not to have my music support a platform that disseminates harmful information.” He said he was standing"in solidarity with the frontline healthcare workers who risk their lives every day to help others" and"as an unexpected bonus, I sound better everywhere else.
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