'The Five' co-hosts react to Neil Young returning to Spotify and ‘woke’ musicians bailing on Texas' SXSW festival over military ties. Months after Neil Young and his band Crazy Horse abruptly canceled their "Love Earth" tour, the 78-year-old musician is now opening up about what led to the decision. During a livestream with fans on Wednesday, Young admitted that he came to a realization, both personally and professionally, and "hit a wall.
" "I just woke up one morning on the bus and I said, ‘I can’t do this, I gotta stop.’ And it was like, I felt sick when I thought of going on stage," the singer-songwriter admitted. "My body was telling me, ‘You gotta stop.
’ So I listened to my body." NEIL YOUNG AND CRAZY HORSE CANCEL 'LOVE EARTH' TOUR DUE TO ILLNESS Neil Young canceled his tour earlier this summer. (Getty Images) In June, Young announced that they would be taking an "unplanned break" due to illness among various band members.
"The Love Earth Tour has been a great experience for us so far," he wrote in a message posted to his website . "GREAT AUDIENCES AND MUSIC. WE HAVE HAD A BLAST!" "When a couple of us got sick after Detroit’s Pine Knob, we had to stop," he continued.
"We are still not fully recovered, so sadly our great tour will have a big unplanned break. We will try to play some of the dates we miss as time passes when we are ready to rock again! We know many of you made travel plans and we apologize for the inconvenience. Thanks for your understanding.