Neil Young Hits The Studio

Neil Young is in the studio with U2 / Bob Dylan producer Daniel Lanois.

The news comes via Young’s sometime bandmate David Crosby, who revealed the news to Rolling Stone Magazine.

"Neil told me last week that he was having a great time talking music with him Lanois and just relating to him," Crosby told Rolling Stone. "I said to him: 'If you want a harmony, I'm volunteering.' He said: 'You know, if I need one you'll be the first guy I call.' "

Crosby also speculated as to the reason that Young had signed up a big name producer for his next record, instead of doing it all himself.

"I think that Neil's been a little lonely for someone to interact that way because his best buddy L.A. Johnson died and that just really left a hole there," says Crosby. "The guy's paid an awful lot of dues, man. I suspect this will be a very heartfelt record. I expect it will be a very special record."

The news comes shortly before Young is scheduled to embark on a solo acoustic tour in North America later this month.

"He does that solo acoustic thing probably better than anybody," adds Crosby. "One of my most favorite concerts of his was him at the Wiltern in Los Angeles. He had a circle of his guitars around him and a chair, and he walked out there and sang. It was mesmerizing. He's a fantastic musician, but also a great storyteller. I was standing there in the wings with Bob Dylan. He and I are huge Neil fans, and we didn't move. We stood there the entire concert and just watched. We were as mesmerized as much as the audience was."

Young also releases new film, Trunk Show Movie, this summer.

Here’s the trailer:

(Rolling Stone)