Claim: In a 1985 interview with Melody Maker, musician Neil Young said of AIDS and gay men, "It is scary. You go to a supermarket and you see a faggot behind the fuckin' cash register, you don't want him to handle your potatoes."
Fact-check: Did Neil Young Use Homophobic Slurs When Talking About AIDS?
Verdict: correct attribution
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Nur Ibrahim
Date published: 2022-02-02T13:50:00