Remember when we were all minding our own business, eating our cornflakes and Corey said, “Hey, Neil Young and Daryl Hannah just got married,” and we were all, “Wait, what?!” Some of us didn’t know they were dating, which they were – for years. Then a couple of their friends congratulated them on their wedding and we still didn’t know they were dating. Well, finally they couple has made their official announcement. Okay, maybe not so much an official announcement as Neil referred to Daryl as his wife while introducing a song on stage, but that is about as much of a statement as we can expect from them.
It’s true! After much speculation, Neil Young finally confirmed that he and Daryl Hannah are married.
The musician called the actress “my wife” in the official live video of his band’s song “Ohio,” which he released on his website on Wednesday, October 31.
“Ohio was written back in 1970 after seeing the cover of a magazine with a young girl kneeling beside her fallen friend,” he began. “When the National Guard murdered four students at Ohio’s Kent State University for protesting the Vietnam War, it was a pivotal moment in our history. It was a pivotal moment for me.”
He continued: “We stand with them. They are us. We are them. This has been going on for far too long. My wife Daryl and I put this video together for you to reflect on.”
I’m not going to lie, I read Corey’s post when she wrote it over the summer and I still forgot Daryl and Neil were a couple. I know they weren’t actually hiding anything, just keeping to their low-key lifestyles, but it surprises me every time. But honestly, it’s not that random a pairing. They are both outspoken in their politics. They’re both talented but prefer to stay on the outskirts of fame. Neither can quite get a handle on their hair situation. There is an age difference – he’s 72 and she’s 57 – but it’s not that dramatic by Hollywood/Rock & Roll standards. This is Neil’s third marriage, the second one ended abruptly *coughs* after he met Daryl. As for the confirmation, it took four years and a wedding to find out they were a couple so three months for one of them to acknowledge the other as their spouse publicly is… fitting.
As for the rest of it, man, I forgot how much I love Ohio. The video the couple made is good. Gutting, but good:
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Holy grave-robbers Batman!
Daryl Hannah is married to Neil Young!
Lol. Hey, at least she isn’t in her 20s.
I’ve been trying to think of who she reminds me of now, I think it’s Jennifer Coolidge.
Does anyone know what Daryl Hannah did that pissed David Crosby off so much?
I think Crosby just saw her as a person who broke up a marriage and he didn’t respect that. I read some article in the Rolling Stone about it, but being Croby, he was on the record with pretty harsh comments about Hannah and called her “a purely poisonous predator.” Ouch. He tried to walk back from his early comments about, but Young was having none of it as far as press reports, they have ever fully reconciled nor do they talk.
I heard David Crosby on Howard Stern a few years back and that’s what my feeble brain remembers too. Crosby was critical of him leaving his, tried to apologize/dial back when he realized they were serious but Neil wasn’t having it.
On another note, a friend of my friend’s daughter is now engaged to Graham Nash. She’s 30 and he’s almost my Dad’s age (76) and that just made me feel queasy.
Where age differences are concerned, fifteen years when both partners are past their fifties is pretty, eh, mild. At that point, your life experiences have more or less evened out.The circumstances of how they met are fishy, but otherwise, I don’t see a problem with the actual relationship.
I can’t believe I didn’t know they were a couple. I am a huge CSN and Y fan and Neil as solo artist is incredible. He always gave them that extra quirkiness but I think the rest of them were a bit jealous of Neil’s success. David Crosby was the chosen sperm for Melissa Etheridge’s baby I believe? I can’t believe that this is even a topic on Celebitchy today! Lol
She can’t handle get a handle on her hair situation for sure. But I (assume) it’s naturally wavy. I’m jealous of her volume & texture.
I knew they were a couple the last four years. I had seen lots of photos of them going to grocery stores. He bought her house. They were on holiday in Italy. Then there was the big controversy when David Crosby said unkind words about Daryl, which he apologized for later. I was enjoying them being together. I am happy for them.
“Neither can quite get a handle on their hair situation”
😂
My god. Gut-wrenching (the video/song). And still relevant.