In December, he blasted the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame for inducting Grandmaster Flash, Madonna and others.

Last month, he labelled Bruce Springsteen “a dirtbag” for his political affiliations. He also criticised Joan Jett’s inclusion on a list of the 100 greatest guitarists, The controversial rocker has been in the news a lot this past year. And on behalf of those people that love that kind of music, I can only salute them and celebrate the happiness that Joni Mitchell and Neil Young’s music brought them.” Nugent went to claim that the things Young and Mitchell are saying “are just stupid”, before adding that “with all due respect… I’m sure Joni… I’ve seen Joni Mitchell do interviews she’s a smart gal, and her musical dreams she literally has perfected. The Mexican Dream is to get the hell out and go to America.” Is there another dream? I don’t think so. And I appreciate any music that makes people happy and fortifies their American Dream, or whatever dream they might have.

I can’t stand folk music, but I know there are a lot of people that love that kind of stuff and I salute them and thank them. “Now Joni Mitchell’s doing the same thing, and, again, God bless her. I happen to know that he’s got a lot of soul… But now that I’ve praised him for all the positives, the guy is a complete punk. I’m sure that there’s many people that appreciate Neil Young’s creativity and his talents and his creation of wonderful music for those people who love that kind of music. Speaking on his ‘Friday Free For All’ edition of The Nightly Nuge on Friday (February 11), he said: “Well, Neil Young, God bless him. Now, controversial right-wing rocker Ted Nugent has spoken out about Young’s decision, calling the ‘Harvest Moon’ singer-songwriter “a complete punk”. The saga drew mixed reactions from the wider music industry, while many seemed to side with Young, including Joni Mitchell who also announced she would be pulling her discography from Spotify over its conduct surrounding vaccine misinformation, as did Young’s former bandmates Crosby, Stills & Nash, comedian Stewart Lee, Crazy Horse and E Street Band guitarist Nils Lofgren, and cult alternative rockers Failure, among others.

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