Neil Young nation
By: as lived and narrated by Kevin Chong.
Publisher: Greystone Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9781553651161
Subjects: Young, Neil, 1945-; Rock musicians -- Canada -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Neil Young is a figure who straddles divisions: he's Canadian and American, folkie and rocker, an old guy relevant enough to be quoted in the suicide note of Kurt Cobain. His brilliant, gnomic, lyrical music has earned him fans of all vintages and persuasions - among them novelist Kevin Chong."

"Fast approaching the dreaded age of thirty, Chong is shocked to realize that his boyhood hero is turning sixty. He takes to the road in celebration, crisscrossing the continent with three buddies and a hatbox full of space cakes to visit places central to Neil's life and career. Chong doesn't meet the man in his travels, but that was never his intention. Instead, his brief vacation from adulthood - recounted to hilarious effect in these pages - teaches him something about rock 'n' roll, contrarianism, being cool, and aging gracefully: staying Young."--Jacket.