A propósito de "Early Daze", desde "El sueño de un jipi"

Early Daze

Desde NYA Times-Contrarian.
EARLY DAZE 7-16-24	EL PRIMER DESCONCIERTO 16 de julio de 2024.
As seen in 2011, from Waging Heavy Peace, a book I wrote back then. Transcribed from pages 10-11:	Extraído de "Memorias de Neil Young. El sueño de un jipi", libro que escribí allá por 2011. Transcripción de las páginas 10-11.
I also have been thinking about Crazy Horse. To me, that band is a vehicle to cosmic areas that I am unable to traverse with others. Some people have asked why I play with them. They say, “Why do you play with Crazy Horse? They can’t play.” The answer is blowing’ in the wind. I can go places with them. Pegi just recorded “I Don’t Want To Talk About It,” written by Danny Whitten, the original Crazy Horse guitar player and singer who’s all over Early Daze, an album of songs from the beginning of Crazy Horse that I have been working on compiling recently. Danny was every bit the artist that I am, but he died of a heroin OD in the early seventies. Every time I hear Pegi sing that song, it makes me tremendously sad. She sings it so beautifully, phrasing it to break my heart. She does it justice. You can see I have some unfinished business there, rocking with Danny.	También he estado pensando en Crazy Horse. Es un grupo que me lleva por pasajes cósmicos que no puedo recorrer con otros. Me han preguntado por qué toco con ellos. Dicen: "¿Por qué tocas con Crazy Horse? Si no saben tocar". La respuesta está a la vista. Con ellos puedo ir a donde quiera. Pegi acaba de grabar I Don't Want To Talk About It, escrita por Danny Whitten, el guitarrista y cantante original de Crazy Horse que está en todos los temas de Early Daze, un álbum de canciones de los comienzos de Crazy Horse que he estado recopilando recientemente. Danny era tan bueno como yo pero murió de una sobredosis de heroína a comienzos de los setenta. Cada vez que oigo a Pegi cantar esa canción me embarga una profunda tristeza. La canta tan bien que su fraseo me rompe el corazón. Le hace justicia. Todo esto de Danny es un asunto pendiente.
I have been working on Crazy Horse: The Early Daze for a few months, collecting unreleased tracks that tell a story of the band that no others can tell. Crazy Horse, formed at the beginning of 1969 with myself, Danny Whitten, Ralph Molina, and Billy Talbot, is still together today, in 2011. I love working on this Early Daze Record. It makes me feel good. I told Ralphie, Crazy Horse’s drummer about this and how cool it was. He remembered that there were a lot of things that never saw the light of day. Now they will. He was very excited. I just have to finish it. At least get it on the road to being done. I will have to be hands-on for that.	Llevo unos meses trabajando en Crazy Horse: The Early Daze, recopilando temas inéditos que cuentan mejor que nadie la historia del grupo. Crazy Horse, formado a principios de 1969 con Danny Whitten, Ralph Molina, Billy Talbot y yo mismo, sigue aún en activo, en 2011. Me encanta trabajar en este disco, Early Daze. Me hace sentir bien. Le hablé a Ralphie, el batería de Crazy Horse de todo esto y lo bien que me lo estaba pasando. Comentó que había muchas cosas que nunca vieron la luz. Ahora lo harán. Estaba muy emocionado. Así que he de terminarlo, o por lo menos, encarrilarlo. Voy a tener que ponerme manos a la obra.
Danny’s playing is all over those early tracks. I miss him still. He would have grown to be great, and we would have really made history with him. I have some regrets there, but this record will set some of it straight. After Danny’s passing, I was devastated, but I was also booked on the road during the Time Fades Away tour in 1973 with Jack Nitzsche, Kenny Buttrey, Tim Drummond, and Ben Keith. The tour went on. Danny was supposed to play in that band. Only Tim and I are left now.	Danny toca en todas las canciones. Todavía lo echo de menos. Habría sido un gran músico y habríamos hecho historia con él. Me arrepiento de algunas cosas, pero este disco le hará justicia. Tras la muerte de Danny, quedé destrozado pero estaba embarcado en la gira Time Fades Away de 1973 con Jack Nitzsche, Kenny Buttrey, Tim Drummond y Ben Keith. La gira continuó. Se suponía que Danny iba a girar con nosotros. Ahora sólo quedamos Tim y yo.
Waging Heavy Peace.	Memorias de Neil Young. El sueño de un jipi.