Kurt Vile tells two great Neil Young stories - October 2018

Musician Kurt Vile was recently on Marc Maron's WTF podcast, spending a good 10 minutes talking about one of his musical heroes, Neil Young. You can hear it in Vile's voice the esteem he holds Ol' Neil in. Ultimate Fanboy! Pretty cool listen. "...Hi Neil. I've seen you a million times...I gotta say tonight was the best by far. Down by the River, it was like you were in outer space...." "Oh yea, we can go into outer space whenever we want," said Neil, smiling... Vile, born in Philly in 1980, is a great performer in his own right. He just released a new album, Bottle It In. Check him out. You can listen to the entire episode here: http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode... More via Wiki: Kurt Samuel Vile (born January 3, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He is known for his solo work and as the former lead guitarist of rock band The War on Drugs, both in the studio and during live performances, Vile is accompanied by his backing band, The Violators, which currently includes Jesse Trbovich (bass, guitar, saxophone), Rob Laakso (guitar, bass) and Kyle Spence (drums). Influenced by Pavement, Neil Young, Tom Petty, and John Fahey,[3] Vile began his musical career creating lo-fi home recordings with frequent collaborator Adam Granduciel in Philadelphia, with whom he has participated in early work by The War on Drugs as well as various solo projects. Focusing on his solo career, Vile released two albums, Constant Hitmaker (2008) and God Is Saying This to You... (2009), compiling various home recordings dating back to 2003. Vile signed to Matador Records in 2009, and released his third album, Childish Prodigy, that same year. The album was his first recorded in a studio and with the full participation of The Violators. In 2011, Vile released his fourth studio album, Smoke Ring for My Halo, which significantly increased his exposure. His fifth studio album, Wakin on a Pretty Daze, was released in 2013, with Laakso replacing Granduciel in his backing band. In 2015, Vile released his sixth studio album, b'lieve I'm goin down.... The lead single from the album, "Pretty Pimpin", was Vile's best performing song to date, topping the Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart in March 2016. His 2017 release, Lotta Sea Lice, is a collaboration with Australian singer and guitarist Courtney Barnett. His latest album, Bottle It In, was released on October 12, 2018.