Neil Young's new Pono music player debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas recently. The guitarist sat down with Rolling Stone to discuss the new service, which launched this week, but naturally the conversation covered other areas. He revealed that his next album will be a collaboration with Willie Nelson's sons Lukas and Micah.
Young and the Nelson boys have performed together previously at the Harvest the Hope and Bridge School benefits as well as Farm Aid.
"I'm working on another album now that I'm going to do be doing with Willie Nelson's sons," the singer said, adding that the record may have something to do with the Monsanto agriculture company — Young has been critical of the organization in the past.
Past that album, Young does not have anything else lined up.
"I don't know much about the future," he said. "I want to [focus on Pono] and I want to continue playing music. Those two things should keep me pretty busy. I have some film editing and things to do on the side. I'll probably be writing some more books. I want to keep doing what I do. I'd like to continue doing it for a long time."
The guitarist will appear at the 2015 MusiCares show to honor Bob Dylan Feb. 6. He is considering hitting the road in Canada again to support native tribes and their peace treaties with the country like he did last year.
On his Pono service:
This is all about making music sound as good as it can. Music is about having a good time feeling in your soul, whether it makes you laugh or it makes you cry. The mission of Pono is to make you feel as much as you can. We're sharing all of our technology with anyone that wants to make anything. Any manufacturer that wants to make this kind of quality, we'll show you how to do it.
Check out the entire interview below:
