Nils Lofgren has become the third musician to pull his material from Spotify in protest of their broadcast of The Joe Rogan Experience and its dissemination of vaccine misinformation.
Best known for his long association with Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band as its lead guitarist, Lofgren also has a long association with Neil Young as a member of his band Crazy Horse. Lofgren was part of Crazy Horse in the early 1970's before forming his own band Grin. In 2018, Lofgren rejoined Crazy Horse having appeared on Young's last two albums Colorado and Barn.
Of course, while Lofgren is well respected in the musician community and well known among fans of Springsteen and Young, he is far from a household name. But solidarity encompasses a large number of people and the more musicians who back Young the better.
For those who aren't familiar with Lofgren's work I would encourage you to listen to his work with Grin. I'll get you started with "Moon Tears". You can see why both Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen wanted him to be their lead guitarist.
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