Editing Neil Young (section)

==Legacy and influence==
Young's political outspokenness and social awareness influenced artists such as [[Blind Melon]], [[Phish]], [[Pearl Jam]], and [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]. Young is referred to as the "godfather of grunge" for his influence on [[Kurt Cobain]] and [[Eddie Vedder]] and the [[grunge]] movement. Vedder inducted Young into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neil Young |url=https://rockhall.com/inductees/neil-young/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Johnny Marr]] has cited Young as one of the main influences on his trademark jangly guitarwork.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gore |first=Joe |date=October 17, 2023 |title="People like Yngwie Malmsteen should be forgotten as soon as possible. It's got very little to do with music..." A classic and very frank interview with Johnny Marr |url=https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/johnny-marr-interview-1990 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228182227/https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/johnny-marr-interview-1990 |archive-date=December 28, 2024 |access-date=January 25, 2024 |website=[[Guitar Player]] |quote=Actually, a lot of it [Marr's jangly guitarwork] comes from Neil Young and Danny Whitten of Crazy Horse, but as if they were in a pop group.}}</ref> [[Thom Yorke]] of [[Radiohead]] said ''[[After the Gold Rush]]'' gave him the confidence to reveal "softness and naiveté" in vocals.<ref name="Gordon-2023">{{Cite magazine |last=Gordon |first=Jason Thomas |date=2023-09-08 |title=The songs that make Thom Yorke cry |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/thom-yorke-neil-young-bob-dylan-makes-him-cry-1234819196/ |access-date=2023-09-08 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Greene-2016">{{Cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=2 August 2016 |title=Flashback: Radiohead Cover Neil Young's 'On the Beach' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flashback-radiohead-cover-neil-youngs-on-the-beach-250240/ |access-date=20 August 2018 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref> He also credited Young as a lyrical influence.<ref>{{cite web |date=22 February 2013 |title=Positively Charged: Thom Yorke's 20 Biggest Influences |url=http://www.spin.com/2013/02/thom-yorke-radiohead-amok-atoms-for-peace-influences/ |access-date=26 April 2015 |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]}}</ref> He said: "It was his attitude toward the way he laid songs down. It's always about laying down whatever is in your head at the time and staying completely true to that, no matter what it is."<ref name="Greene-2016" />

The Australian rock group [[Powderfinger]] named themselves after Young's song "[[Powderfinger (song)|Powderfinger]]" from ''[[Rust Never Sleeps]]'' (1979). The members of the [[Constantines]] occasionally played Neil Young tribute shows under the name Horsey Craze.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jason Crock |date=October 16, 2005 |title=Interviews: The Constantines |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/31309-interview-the-constantines |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105084641/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/31309-interview-the-constantines |archive-date=January 5, 2009 |access-date=June 30, 2010 |website=Pitchfork.com}}</ref> Other bands and artists who have cited Young as an influence [[Sonic Youth]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gardiner |first=Stewart |date=June 16, 2023 |title=A Certain Kind of Energy: Lee Ranaldo Interview |url=https://concreteislands.com/a-certain-kind-of-energy-lee-ranaldo-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616170518/https://concreteislands.com/a-certain-kind-of-energy-lee-ranaldo-interview/ |archive-date=June 16, 2023 |access-date=June 15, 2024 |website=concreteislands.com |quote=You know, we were lucky enough to collaborate with a lot of different people that influenced us, like working with Neil Young for a period of time on tour or [[Yoko Ono|Yoko]] or [[Iggy Pop|Iggy]], you know, and [[Brigitte Fontaine|Brigitte]] was one of those.}}</ref> [[Dinosaur Jr.]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gross |first=Jason |date=January 1997 |title=Sebadoh |url=https://www.furious.com/perfect/sebadoh.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715173320/https://www.furious.com/perfect/sebadoh.html |archive-date=July 15, 2024 |access-date=July 29, 2024 |website=Perfect Sound Forever |quote=Dinosaur was really influenced by Neil Young and [[Black Sabbath]]...}}</ref> [[Meat Puppets]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Damiani |first=Matteo |date=August 24, 2024 |title=Meat Puppets Recount How Punk Roots Led to Psychedelic Exploration |url=https://retrofuturista.com/meat-puppets-recount-how-punk-roots-led-to-psychedelic-exploration/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919175622/https://retrofuturista.com/meat-puppets-recount-how-punk-roots-led-to-psychedelic-exploration/ |archive-date=September 19, 2024 |access-date=January 14, 2025 |website=RetroFuturista |quote=A lot of our so-called 'country influence' comes from listening to Neil Young, [[The Grateful Dead]], [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]], and [[The Byrds]]—more country rock than straight country.}}</ref> [[Teenage Fanclub]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon |date=January 11, 2024 |title="We never went into this band with any expectations, so we've never been disappointed… We just love making music together": Teenage Fanclub on fame, perseverance and ice cream with Nirvana |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/teenage-fanclub-nothing-lasts-forever |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213113327/https://www.guitarworld.com/features/teenage-fanclub-nothing-lasts-forever |archive-date=December 13, 2024 |access-date=April 25, 2025 |website=[[Guitar World]] |quote=When we did press, we were actually quite open about all of our influences, whether it was [[the Beatles]], [[the Rolling Stones]], Neil Young or whatever...}}</ref> [[Nada Surf]] frontman [[Matthew Caws]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hammond |first=Shawn |date=April 6, 2012 |title=Nada Surf: Caws and Effect |url=https://www.premierguitar.com/nada-surf-caws-and-effect |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618001748/https://www.premierguitar.com/nada-surf-caws-and-effect |archive-date=June 18, 2024 |access-date=October 10, 2024 |website=[[Premier Guitar]] |quote=I mean, if a part is slow and big, I tend to want to think in a Crazy Horse way. Neil Young’s "Cortez the Killer" [from 1975’s ''Zuma''] period—with those booming chords—was a huge influence.}}</ref> and [[Feeder (band)|Feeder]] singer [[Grant Nicholas]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 28, 2017 |title=The 10 songs that inspired Feeder, by Grant Nicholas |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-10-songs-that-inspired-feeder-by-grant-nicholas |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414105718/https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-10-songs-that-inspired-feeder-by-grant-nicholas |archive-date=April 14, 2024 |access-date=November 8, 2024 |website=Louder Sound |quote=Neil Young is a legend in my book and this is such a beautiful track. He still blows me away and is always an influence to me as a writer.}}</ref> [[Jason Bond]], an [[East Carolina University]] biologist, discovered a new species of trapdoor spider in 2007 and named it ''[[Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi]]'' after Young,<ref name="bond2007">{{cite journal|author=[[Jason Bond|Jason E. Bond]] & [[Norman I. Platnick]]|year=2007|url=http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/5892/1/N3596.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/5892/1/N3596.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=A Taxonomic Review of the Trapdoor Spider Genus ''Myrmekiaphila'' (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Cyrtaucheniidae)|journal=[[American Museum Novitates]]|issue=3596|pages=1–30|doi=10.1206/0003-0082(2007)3596[1:ATROTT]2.0.CO;2|s2cid=86161368 | issn = 0003-0082 }}</ref> his favorite singer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Neil Young Gets New Honor – His Own Spider|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSSP19797120080511|date=May 11, 2008|work=Reuters|access-date=May 12, 2008}}</ref>