Words of Wisdom — September 13, 2015

Words of Wisdom from Neil Young

Neil Young will be speaking at The Nantucket Project, a festival ofideas happening September 24 – 27 on Nantucket, Massachusetts.

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Neil Percival Young (b. 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. He released his first album in 1968 and has forged an acclaimed solo career spanning 45 years and 35 studio albums. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame twice, first as a solo artist in 1995, and second as a member of Buffalo Springfield in 1997.

He will be speaking at The Nantucket Project, a festival of ideas happening September 24 – 27 on Nantucket, Massachusetts. To find out more visit https://www.nantucketproject.com

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