Neil Young tells Donald Trump 'STOP THINKING ABOUT ROCKERS' as he backs Bruce Springsteen

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25-05-2025

Neil Young tells Donald Trump 'STOP THINKING ABOUT ROCKERS' as he backs Bruce Springsteen
Neil Young has become the latest musician to hit out at Donald Trump, after the President launched a vicious tirade against Bruce Springsteen
The American performer had criticised trump during a performance in Manchester
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Neil Young has joined the growing chorus of celebrities backing Bruce Springsteen in his condemnation of Donald Trump.
Springsteen has been vocal at his UK gigs, criticising the President as "dangerous" and condemning America's leadership under what he calls a "corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration." Young has now stepped up in support of Springsteen, posting on his website: "What are you worryin' about man? Bruce and thousands of musicians think you are ruining America. You worry about that instead of the dyin' kids in Gaza. That's your problem."
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Further lambasting Trump, Young said: "I am not scared of you. Neither are the rest of us. You shut down FEMA when we needed it most. That's your problem Trump. STOP THINKING ABOUT WHAT ROCKERS ARE SAYING. Think about saving America from the mess you made."
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President Donald Trump had hit back at the singer in a social media post
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The Express US reports, offering his support to Taylor Swift, recently singled out by the President, Young remarked, "Taylor Swift is right. So is Bruce. You know how I feel." For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter
Criticising Trump's self-preoccupation, Young stated, "You are more worried about yourself than AMERICA. Wake up Trump! ! Remember what the White House is? 86/47? ? ? That's what you think about? You are forgetting your real job. You work for us."
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At a recent Manchester gig, Bruce Springsteen delivered a potent call to action, asserting: "The mighty E Street Band is here tonight to call upon the righteous power of art, of music, of rock and roll in dangerous times. In my home, the America I love, the America I've written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration."
Springsteen urged his fans by saying: "Tonight, we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experiment to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring!".
Donald Trump retorted on Truth Social, lambasting: "I see that Highly Overrated Bruce Springsteen goes to a Foreign Country to speak badly about the President of the United States. Never liked him, never liked his music, or his Radical Left Politics and, importantly, he's not a talented guy - Just a pushy, obnoxious JERK, who fervently supported Crooked Joe Biden, a mentally incompetent FOOL, and our WORST EVER President, who came close to destroying our Country."
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Trump did not hold back, further criticising: "Sleepy Joe didn't have a clue as to what he was doing, but Springsteen is 'dumb as a rock,' and couldn't see what was going on, or could he (which is even worse! )?".
Several celebrities have come in support of the singer
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"This dried out 'prune' of a rocker (his skin is all atrophied! ) ought to KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT until he gets back into the Country, that's just 'standard fare'. Then we'll all see how it goes for him," he added.
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Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder then criticised the President's response. Speaking on stage in Pittsburgh, he said: "[Trump's] response had nothing to do with the issues. They didn't talk about one of those issues, they didn't have a conversation about one of those issues.
"All that we heard were personal attacks and threats that nobody else should try to use their microphones or voice in public or they'll be shut down."
He insisted "that's not allowed" in America.
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"Part of free speech is open discussion," Vedder continued. "Part of democracy is healthy public discourse. The name-calling is so beneath us. Bruce has always been as pro-American with his values and liberty, and his justice has always remained intact. And I'm saying this now to be sure this freedom to speak will still exist in a year or two when we come back to this microphone."
Springsteen has stood firm in the face of Trump's response. At another concert, he declared: "Things are happening right now that are altering the very nature of our country's democracy, and they're too important to ignore."
The singer expressed his dismay: "In my home, they're persecuting people for their right to free speech and voicing their dissent. That's happening now. In America, the richest men are taking satisfaction in abandoning the world's poorest children to sickness and death.
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"That's happening now. In my country, they're taking sadistic pleasure in the pain they inflict on loyal American workers."
Despite the grim view, the rockstar also conveyed hopeful sentiments: "The America I've sung to you about for 50 years is real, and regardless of its many faults, it's a great country with a great people. We will survive this moment."
Adding his voice to Springsteen's sentiments, Led Zeppelin icon Robert Plant endorsed the message during a performance with Saving Grace at Tampere-talo in Tampere, Finland, stating: "Right now in England, which is where we come from – not quite the land of the ice and snow – Bruce Springsteen is touring right now in the UK. And he's putting out some really serious stuff. So tune in to him. And let's all hope that we can be.."
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They crowned the evening with a rendition of Led Zeppelin's 'Friends'.