Έχει ιδιαίτερη σημασία, τι λένε οι ίδιοι οι δημιουργοί για τις συνεργασίες τους και τα σχήματα που συμμετείχαν. Σε μια συνέντευξη του
Κάμερον Κρόου, (δημοσιογράφος και σκηνοθέτης του
Almost Famous) το 1975 για το Rolling Stone, ο ίδιος ο
Neil Young εκτός των άλλων σημαντικών αναφέρει και τα παρακάτω:
Why did you join CSNY, then? You were already working steadily with Crazy Horse.
Stephen. I love playing with the other guys, but playing with Stephen is special. David an excellent rhythm guitarist and Graham sings so great…shit, I don’t have to tell anybody those guys are phenomenal. I knew it would be fun. I didn’t have to be out front. I could lay back. It didn’t have to be me all the time. They were a big group and it was easy for me. I could still work double time with Crazy Horse. With CSNY, I was basically just an instrumentalist that sang a couple of songs with them. And the music was great. CSNY, I think, has always been a lot bigger thing to everybody else than it is to us. People always refer to me as Neil Young of CSNY, right? It’s not my main trip. It’s something that I do every once in a while. I’ve constantly been working on my own trip all along. And now that Crazy Horse is back in shape, I’m even more self-motivated.
How much of your own solo success, though, was due to CSNY?
For sure CSNY put my name out there. They gave me a lot of publicity. But, in all modesty, After the Gold Rush, which was kind of the turning point, was a strong album. I really think it was. A lot of hard work went into it. Everything was there. The picture it painted was a strong one. After the Gold Rush was the spirit of Topanga Canyon. It seemed like I realized that I’d gotten somewhere. I joined CSNY and was still working a lot with Crazy Horse…I was playing all the time. And having a great time. Right after that album, I left the house. It was a good coda.
Πηγή:
http://www.theuncool.com/journalism/rs193-neil-young/
Με την συνέντευξή του ο Neil Young δίνει και μια έμμεση απάντηση στο ερώτημα της αναγκαιότητας και των συνθηκών ίδρυσης των CSNY. Σημειώστε ότι αναγνωρίζει ότι το γκρουπ ήταν όχημα της προσωπικής του καθιέρωσης.