Neil Young posted, and later deleted, a letter/message on his website appearing to somewhat apologize for misrepresenting claims about Joe Rogan.
Young wrote, “Folks, Clearing up some things: The letter that prompted me to act on SPOTIFY was written by 270 hundred medical professionals, not doctors. I erroneously said they were doctors after having read disinformation on the internet. About a third of them were doctors. But many of the rest were nurses and hospital assistants. I respect and honor all those people and the work they continue do as I write this.
I read their whole letter. I still support all of them. My mistake was calling them all doctors. I read and usually believe the Guardian and Guardian made a rare mistake:
The Guardian: ‘Menace to public health: 270 doctors criticize Spotify over Joe Rogan’s podcast’ and Rolling Stone: ‘A Menace to Public Health: Doctors Demand Spotify Puts an End to [Virus] Lies on Joe Rogan Experience.’ So I was misinformed too! Glad it wasn’t a life and death decision for me.
I still stand behind the medical professionals and others who signed that great letter. I stand with them, at their side.
Also fyi – To clarify more bad misinformation online that is used to make points against me in some of the letters included here: The publishing share Hipgnosis has in my copyrights is in the Hipgnosis Songs Fund that is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange.
The Blackstone investment went into a separate Hipgnosis Private Fund and none of that money was used for the Hipgnosis Songs Fund. Pfizer has not invested in Hipgnosis but a past Pfizer CEO is a senior adviser for Blackstone, see link below.
https://www.blackstone.com/news/press/blackstone-announces-appointment-of-jeffreyb-kindler-former-chairman-and-ceo-of-pfizer-as-senior-advisor/
So much for big Pharma! So much for PHARM aid! Clever but wrong. be well, love earth ny.”
Jordan Peterson tweeted the letter, and said in response:
That's what happens when you read and believe the vile @guardian but at least perhaps @Neilyoung is willing to admit to error. https://t.co/SVeJhazjpf
— Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) February 18, 2022
