Neil Young was "scared" about turning 80

Speaking to fans on a live Zoom chat earlier this week (27.01.26), he explained: "I thought I'd be scared. I was scared of getting to be 80 all the time until I was 80. And then I went: 'I'm 80. What the heck? Who cares?' It doesn't matter any more. Lots of things don't matter that used to matter."

Young went on to explain he is trying his best to stay fit and healthy, but he doesn't like going to the gym so he takes himself off for long walks instead.

He said: "I like to be healthy. I like to be physical. I like to go out and walk. I don't like to go to the gym, but I walked three miles yesterday at 8,500 feet. That's what I like to do."

In the chat, Young also dismissed the idea of having his life turned into a movie - declaring a biopic shouldn't be made until after he's died.

When asked if he would follow in Bob Dylan's footsteps by approving a film like A Complete Unknown, Young explained: "I don't know how you could do that while you're still alive.

"I've got some people that I know that are working on something, but I don't want to have anything to do with that. I'd rather make another record.

"Can you imagine being there and having someone making a film and you're going: 'Yeah, this is a good film about me'."

It comes after Young used his Neil Young Archives website to rally against companies including Apple and Verizon over their support of the Donald Trump administration with the rocker declaring he will be ditching his smart phone.

in a post on the site, he wrote: "I can't use a Verizon phone. Verizon is a supporter of Trump, with big $. What can I do? I'm checking with our office to see if I can get a T-Mobile flip phone. T-Mobile is not a supporter of the Trump fascist regime ... "

Young went on to admit he owns an Apple computer but he will be keeping it because it's already paid for.

He added: "I have to stop and re-asses. No more upgrades! That feeds Apple, Apple supports 'The Regime.' I'm stopping right now to call my business manager and make sure I do not upgrade anything from Apple.

"Ok, she says I can still keep the computer. It's paid for already. But no more upgrades."