Editing Neil Young (section)

==Personal life==
Young's family was from [[Manitoba]], where both his parents were born and married. Young himself was born in Toronto, Ontario, and lived there at various times in his early life (1945, 1957, 1959–1960, 1966–1967), as well as Omemee (1945–1952) and [[Pickering, Ontario]] (1956) before settling with his mother in Winnipeg, Manitoba (1958, 1960–1966), where his music career began and which he considers his "hometown".<ref>{{cite book|title="It's a Dream"|publisher=Prairie Wind|date=2005|author=Neil Young}}</ref> After becoming successful, he bought properties in California.  Young had a home in Malibu, California, that burned to the ground in the 2018 [[Woolsey Fire]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Niraj |last=Chokshi|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/13/us/celebrities-lost-homes-california-fires.html|title=Neil Young and Miley Cyrus Among Celebrities Who Lost Homes in California Wildfires|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 13, 2018}}</ref> He had lived outside Canada since 1967, before returning in 2020.

Young owned Broken Arrow Ranch, a property of about 1,000 acres<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite news|first=David|last=Carr|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/magazine/neil-young-comes-clean.html|title=Neil Young Comes Clean|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=September 23, 2012}}</ref> near [[La Honda, California]], which he purchased in 1970 for $350,000 (${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|350000|1970|r=-5}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars);{{inflation-fn|US}} the property was subsequently expanded to thousands of acres.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jambase.com/Articles/14655/Neil-Young-Chaos-Is-Good |title=Neil Young: Chaos Is Good |website=JamBase |date=July 31, 2008 |access-date=July 9, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Young |first=Neil |title=Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream |year=2011 |publisher=Plume Publishing |location=New York City}}</ref> He moved out and gave Pegi Young the ranch after their divorce in 2014. Young's son Ben lives there.<ref name="rollingstone.com" />

===Citizenship===
Young announced in 2019 that his application for United States citizenship had been held up because of his use of [[marijuana]]. In 2020, the issue was resolved and he became a United States citizen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wzlx.iheart.com/featured/chuck-nowlin/content/2020-01-23-neil-young-is-now-a-us-citizen/|title=Neil Young Is Now A U.S. Citizen!|website=wzlx.iheart.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Angie|last=Martoccio |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/54-years-after-moving-to-america-neil-young-is-now-a-u-s-citizen-942035/ |title=Neil Young Is Now a U.S. Citizen |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=January 23, 2020 |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref><ref name="usatoday1">{{cite news|first=Cydney|last=Henderson|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/01/23/neil-young-officially-u-s-citizen-after-use-marijuana-delay/4559169002/ |title=Neil Young Is Officially a U.S. Citizen After 'Use of Marijuana' Delay |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=January 23, 2020|access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/celebrities-who-became-us-citizens/|title=Foreign-Born Celebrities Who Became U.S. Citizens|website=Peoplemag.com}}</ref> Almost immediately upon gaining US citizenship, Young returned to living in Canada for the first time in over half a century, as he and [[Daryl Hannah]] moved to a [[cottage]] near [[Omemee, Ontario|Omemee]], the town where he lived from shortly after his birth until the age of 7.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/neil_young_is_back_living_in_ontario | title=Neil Young is Back Living in Ontario &#124; Exclaim! }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/have-you-seen-neil-young-around-town/article_ae644a92-743a-5172-98d6-9fa33e68756c.html | title=Have you seen Neil Young around town? | date=April 29, 2021 }}</ref>

=== Marriages and relationships ===
Young married his first wife, restaurant owner Susan Acevedo, in December 1968. They were together until October 1970, when she filed for divorce.{{sfn|McDonough|2002|pp=289, 349}}

From late 1970 to 1975, Young was in a relationship with actress [[Carrie Snodgress]]. The song "A Man Needs a Maid" from ''Harvest'' is inspired by his seeing her in the film ''[[Diary of a Mad Housewife]]''. They met soon afterward, and she moved in with him on his ranch in northern California. They have a son, Zeke, who was born on September 8, 1972. He has been diagnosed with [[cerebral palsy]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Plummer |first=William |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20086004,00.html |title='Mad Housewife' Carrie Snodgress Sues Rocker Neil Young for Support of Their Handicapped Son |journal=People |date=September 26, 1983 |volume=20 |issue=13 |access-date=April 11, 2015 |archive-date=April 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422134058/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20086004,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Biography.com" />

Young met his next wife, [[Pegi Young]] ({{née}} Morton), in 1974, when she was working as a waitress at a diner near his ranch, a story he tells in the 1992 song "[[Unknown Legend]]". They married in August 1978<ref name="chicagotribune2014">{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/la-et-mg-neil-young-divorce-split-pegi-young-20140827-story.html |title=Neil Young Files for Divorce from Pegi Young After 36-Year Marriage |first=Christie |last= D'Zurilla |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=August 27, 2014 |access-date=November 1, 2018}}</ref> and had two children together, Ben and Amber. Ben has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy<ref name="Biography.com">{{cite web |title=Neil Young: Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Engineer, Philanthropist, Environmental Activist (1945–) |url=https://www.biography.com/people/neil-young-9539612 |website=[[Biography.com]] |publisher=[[A&E Networks]] |access-date=July 11, 2017}}</ref> and Amber with [[epilepsy]].<ref name="Biography.com" /> The couple were musical collaborators and co-founders of the [[Bridge School (California)|Bridge School]], in 1986.<ref name="rollingstoneaug2014">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/neil-young-files-for-divorce-from-pegi-young-wife-of-36-years-20140826 |title=Neil Young Files for Divorce From Pegi Young, Wife of 36 Years |date=August 26, 2014 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827034848/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/neil-young-files-for-divorce-from-pegi-young-wife-of-36-years-20140826 |archive-date=August 27, 2014 |access-date=March 14, 2023}}</ref><ref name="guardianaug2014">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/aug/27/neil-young-divorce-pegi |title=Neil Young Files for Divorce from Pegi, His Wife of 36 Years |date=August 27, 2014 |work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London, England |access-date=January 23, 2015}}</ref> They divorced in 2014 after 36 years of marriage.<ref name="rollingstone.com"/> Pegi died on January 1, 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sandomir |first1=Richard |title=Pegi Young, 66, Musician Who Started a School for Disabled, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/obituaries/pegi-young-dead.html |access-date=January 5, 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

In 2014, Young began dating actress [[Daryl Hannah]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Lyndsey Parker |date=March 16, 2018 |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/neil-young-daryl-hannah-talk-new-paradox-film-lucky-found-174341754.html |title=Neil Young, Daryl Hannah Talk 'Paradox' Film: 'We're Very Lucky to Have Found Each Other' |website=Yahoo Entertainment}}</ref> The couple wed on August 25, 2018, in [[Atascadero, California]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/aug/29/neil-young-daryl-hannah-marry-california-wedding |title=Neil Young and Daryl Hannah Reportedly Marry in California |first=Laura |last=Snapes |date=August 29, 2018 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=August 29, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first1=Evan|last1=Minsker|first2=Sam|last2=Sodomsky|title=Neil Young Confirms Marriage to Daryl Hannah |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/neil-young-confirms-marriage-to-daryl-hannah |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=October 31, 2018 |access-date=October 31, 2018}}</ref>

Young has been widely reported to be the [[godparent|godfather]] of actress [[Amber Tamblyn]];<ref>{{IMDb name |id=0848560 |section=bio |name=Russ Tamblyn}}. Retrieved April 3, 2012.</ref> in a 2009 interview with ''[[Parade Magazine|Parade]]'', Tamblyn explained that "godfather" was "just a loose term" for Young, [[Dennis Hopper]], and [[Dean Stockwell]], three famous friends of her father, [[Russ Tamblyn]], who were important influences on her life.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Tamblyn |first=Amber |author-link=Amber Tamblyn|title=Amber Tamblyn: Confessions of a Child Star |url=http://www.parade.com/celebrity/2009/08/amber-tamblyn-confessions.html |date=August 30, 2009 |magazine=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] |access-date=April 3, 2012}}</ref>

Young has always been close with his half sister and fellow musician [[Astrid Young]], buying her first amplifier and collaborating over the past decades.<ref name="y045">{{cite book | last1=Durchholz | first1=D. | last2=Graff | first2=G. | title=Neil Young: Long May You Run: The Illustrated History, Updated Edition | publisher=Voyageur Press | year=2012 | isbn=978-0-7603-4411-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vqmeyhtE1FYC&pg=PA105 | access-date=2024-12-31 | page=105}}</ref>