Neil Young has interrupted an interview between Jack White and Rick Rubin, during the most recent episode of Rubin’s Broken Record podcast.White and Rubin were well into their 1.5 hour-long interview when Young — who’d been recording new music in the same Malibu studio — gatecrashed the proceedings and joined in on the pair’s conversation.
White commended Young’s ability to maintain a decades-long career in the music industry and likened the singer to The Rolling Stones.“I remember when I was 12 and The Rolling Stones were 40 and everyone was like, ‘Oh my god,’ and it’s so nice that you guys are able to sort of prove that,” White said.
In reply, Young credited his career stamina to his “spirit”, saying that “if they got the spirit, they’ll be cranking something out, because what else can we do?”.Young went on to reveal that he’d spent three weeks at the ‘Shangri-La’ recording studio, which is owned by Rubin.
The singer said that he’s been working on new music with Rubin, whose studio was also used to record Young’s 2016 album ‘Peace Trail’.
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