Neil Young Ribs Fans and Bono on Twitter

Rolling Stone – Wed, Oct 24, 2012 4:50 PM EDT

Neil Young took a break from his ongoing tour with Crazy Horse today to answer fan questions via Twitter. This was hardly a re-do of his famous 1975 Rolling Stone interview with Cameron Crowe, but there were some great moments. Among many mini revelations, Young affirmed that his long out of print 1973 album, Times Fades Away, will be re-released at the same time as his PONO project surfaces. He also said he might record with Dave Grohl, he didn't read his Shakey biography before writing his new memoir, Waging Heavy Peace, and he'll one day release his 1991 live album, Weld, on DVD. The last album he bought? Jimmy Reed's Rockin' With Jimmy Reed. New band he's into these days? Foster the People. When asked why big rock stars like him and Bono are Foster fans, Young joked: "Who's Bono?"

Here are some of Young's best exchanges with fans:

.@rugbyguy Axl and I are doing a world tour together #askneil

— Neil Young (@neilyoung) October 24, 2012

.@rugbyguy ...that was proof you can't believe everything you read #askneil

— Neil Young (@neilyoung) October 24, 2012

.@smokeydouglas foster the people #askneil

— Neil Young (@neilyoung) October 24, 2012

what do you like about foster the people? #askneil btw, bono said he likes them, too... it is surprising two super stars like them..

— akemi nakamura (@akemi99) October 24, 2012

@akemi99 who is Bono? #askneil

— Neil Young (@neilyoung) October 24, 2012

.@jadoss23 Get out a little, that would be good #askneil

— Neil Young (@neilyoung) October 24, 2012

@kepiet tempest #askneil

— Neil Young (@neilyoung) October 24, 2012

.@brizzahizza Detroit or San Francisco #askneil

— Neil Young (@neilyoung) October 24, 2012

@carlossinnombre old black #askneil

— Neil Young (@neilyoung) October 24, 2012

@zogriddim why would I not be with a major label? I love my label. music people live there. #askneil

— Neil Young (@neilyoung) October 24, 2012

@adizzca I was reading something... what was it... it wasn't that good... so I stopped reading it #askneil

— Neil Young (@neilyoung) October 24, 2012

.@bad_tweets_guy working out #askneil

— Neil Young (@neilyoung) October 24, 2012

@bhljournalism if you're still alive, it means you're getting old. I think that's what it means #askneil

— Neil Young (@neilyoung) October 24, 2012

@laurecker @chopperton you and someone else #askneil

— Neil Young (@neilyoung) October 24, 2012

@crissy11823862 gay is good #askneil

— Neil Young (@neilyoung) October 24, 2012

@glenbarkwith money money money money money money money #askneil

— Neil Young (@neilyoung) October 24, 2012

@juliesneath bring oats and smell the horse #askneil

— Neil Young (@neilyoung) October 24, 2012

Neil: Why did you wait until you were sober to do "Psychedelic Pill?" I enjoy talking to myself on Twitter. Good bye. Thanks for listening.

— Neil Young (@neilyoung) October 24, 2012

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