There's a book about the band Wilco called Learning How To
Die by Greg Kot that I'm reading right now. The book is
good; if you have any interest at all in Uncle Tupelo or
Jeff Tweedy or Wilco or even Jay Farrar (Tweedy's bandmate
in UT), I recommend it highly.

There are a few pretty cool Neil references; on page 6 Kot
writes:

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"Jeff Tweedy is a twat," one former major-label president
told me at the height of the singer's travails with
Reprise. Though acknowledging the enduring merit of
Wilco's music, the executive--who didn't even work for
Warner Broghers--marveled at Wilco's desire to make
"indulgent albums" for what had become the music
industry's largest corporation. "It's unacceptable at this
time for any artist to behave the way he does. Who does he
think he is? Neil Young?"

Perhaps. Neil Young once got sued by his label in the
1980s for making what te gravely disappointed executive
David Geffen called "unrepresentative" albums--in other
words, they didn't sell well enough.
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And later, on page 66 referring to UT's album March 16-20,
1992:

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The band had pulled a Neil Young: it had followed its
version fo the commercially accessible After The Goldrush
with a record nearly as stark and challenging as Tonight's
The Night. It upset expectations...
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I'm enjoying the book quite a bit; check it out if it
seems like it might be your thing.

Mike
Expecting To Fly




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