Neil Young: Sorry, Donald, But I Support Bernie Sanders

The Canadian rocker is only one of several musicians to object to the use of their songs for political purposes.

Neil Young performs onstage at the 25th anniversary MusiCares 2015 Person Of The Year Gala honoring Bob Dylan at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 6, 2015 in Los Angeles.
Photographer: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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By Ali Elkin

June 17, 2015 at 1:47 PM UTC

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Neil Young on Tuesday continued a storied American tradition of recording artists asking Republican candidates to stop playing their music after Donald Trump used Young's 1989 song, Rockin' in the Free World, three times during his presidential campaign announcement.

"Donald Trump was not authorized to use Rockin' in the Free World in his presidential candidacy announcement," a representative of Young's Lookout Management said in a statement, according to Rolling Stone. "Neil Young, a Canadian citizen, is a supporter of Bernie Sanders for president of the United States of America."