Why My Head Hurts

02/17/2026

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When Neil Young’s son, Ben, was born with severe cerebral palsy—non-verbal and quadriplegic—the rock legend didn’t despair; he started engineering. In 1982, Young baffled critics by releasing Trans, an album filled with synthesized, computerized vocals. The world thought he had lost his musical direction, but in reality, Neil was turning his studio into a laboratory. He was experimenting with vocoders not to top the charts, but to find a digital frequency that his son could hear and relate to.

Neil’s ranch became a symphony of adaptive technology. He rigged model trains with head-controlled switches so Ben could play, proving that with the right tools, disability doesn't define ability. This philosophy led Neil and his wife, Pegi, to found The Bridge School, an institution dedicated to empowering children with severe speech and physical impairments, ensuring they had a place to belong.

Ben grew to become his father’s "North Star." Far from being passive, Ben has run his own successful organic egg business, Coastside Farms, for over twenty years, using customized technology to manage the operation.

Neil Young’s journey with Ben reveals a profound truth: love is an active verb. Faced with a silence that seemed unbreakable, Neil didn’t try to "fix" his son. Instead, he rebuilt the world around him, proving that communication is not just about words, but about the relentless refusal to give up on one another.

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Bob Dylan Covered A Recent Van Morrison Song That Nobody Knows In Belfast: Listen

11/28/2025

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Bob Dylan Covered A Recent Van Morrison Song That Nobody Knows In Belfast: Listen Bob Dylan and Van Morrison go way back. The two legendary contemporaries have covered one another tons of times over the years. They’ve performed together on multiple occasions — including, as Rolling Stone points out, a 1988 co-headlining tour. They were both in The Last Waltz. Dylan has played...