Neil Young Pulls Music From Amazon: "Don't Go Back to the Big Corporations Who Have Sold Out America"

[bmichaelh]

Source: Hollywood Reporter

“The time is here, forget Amazon,” Young wrote. “It is easy to buy local. Support your community. Go to the local store. Don’t go back to the big corporations who have sold out America. We all have to give up something to save America from the Corporate Control Age it is entering. They need you to buy from them. Don’t.”

Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/neil-young-to-pull-music-from-amazon-1236397853/

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It would be great if more artists do it.

[Blues Heron]

1. Amazon has ripped me off more times than I can count. Fuck Bezos that disgusting sleazebag. Such a POS

[progree]

7. A too common experience

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220699112

My experience (cheated on a computer monitor, on a DVD drive, on ink cartridges):
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20699680

[Cha]

2. TY Kick & to Neil Young! nt

[mdbl]

3. I'm with Neil

I cancelled Prime a year ago.

[Silent Type]

4. 100% support Young. Also think people need to hear his music/lyrics.

[Deuxcents]

5. He has never sold out his music or his beliefs..solid as they come

[Skittles]

6. PREACH IT BROTHER NEIL

[2naSalit]

8. I am so glad...

That I saw this coming a long time ago, never signed up for or use most of the services that have become so problematic. Lately out of necessity, I have been hanging around with someone who tries to convince me to utilize all the garbage that comes on my phone... endless apps that either cost money or force me to use a service where I can be hacked or worse or some bullshit that I don't need and where I am fine with the methods I have ongoing without any of that stuff. I don't need to shop online, don't want all that crap on my phone or laptop, that kind of stuff usually leads to problems.

Glad I don't have to unsubscribe or stop using a "service" or app since I didn't use them to begin with.

[sir pball]

9. It's a nice sentiment, but it's dead wrong that Amazon "needs you to buy from them."

Amazon makes roughly a quarter of their profit from their retail division.

The vast majority of their money comes from Web Services, which is virtually impossible to avoid; over half of the top 50,000 websites use AWS…DU included. They've been aptly described as "a cloud giant with a gift shop."

[TheRickles]

10. Thanks for the info. I didn't know this.

[PSPS]

11. Neil Young goes after record pirates over 50 years ago!

[republianmushroom]

12. Thank you, Neil.