Grammys grouch Neil Young finally wins an award
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He did not get his first Grammy nomination until 1989, for his "This Note's For You" video, but has since been nominated many times since then, including once last year for his album "Chrome Dreams II," and three times in both 2008 (for "Looking for a Leader") and 2007 (for "Prairie Wind"). "I'm not Grammy material," he said in a 1987 interview recounted in the authorized biography "Shakey." "I hate that s---. It has nothing to do with rock 'n' roll. It only has to do with Hollywood, and it's jive -- a buncha people handin' each other awards and talkin' about how they made the best record ... There is no best in music." He no longer belongs to a select group of influential musicians snubbed by the music industry's top awards. The Grammys also rewarded long-overlooked rock acts AC/DC and Judas Priest. |