Disturbed’s Dave Draiman and widow of Gang Of Four’s Andy Gill wade into Neil Young Spotify row
nme.comDisturbed‘s Dave Draiman and the widow of Gang Of Four‘s Andy Gill have waded into Neil Young’s row with Spotify.Earlier this week, Young called on the streaming service to remove his music “immediately” publishing an open letter – which has since been deleted – expressing his feelings about content on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast which he said was “spreading false information about vaccines”.Spotify has since responded to his request and pulled his content although a small amount of his music still remains on the service.Now, Andy Gill’s widow Catherine Mayer has penned an open letter to Spotify criticising their decision to keep Rogan’s podcast on their platform.
She previously said that Gill may have died from COVID-19.As Andy Gill's widow, I've written this open letter to @Spotify about its decision to put profit before principle https://t.co/OY4YdrqXyz pic.twitter.com/SirdPoEry4— Catherine Mayer (@catherine_mayer) January 27, 2022“If my beloved husband, Andy Gill, hadn’t died at the start of the pandemic, he’d have strong and clear feelings about your decision to remove Neil Young’s music in favour of a podcast that has spread anti-vax misinformation,” she wrote.“If vaccines had been available at the start of the pandemic, he’d be here to have that conversation with you.
Instead, I must speak for him. And I have to tell you, as his widow, I feel sick about the business decision you’ve made.”She continued: “Since [Gill] died, I’ve worked to ensure his music is available to fans… and trying to get the full back catalog available on all channels.
That means yours. Anti-vax misinformation kills people. Grief afflicts many of us right now. I ask you now: Help to contain the spread of grief by protecting the public.
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