Neil Young showed off his droll sense of humor during a Q&A on Twitter yesterday (October 24), using the #LegendsOnTwitter event to once again poke fun at Bono.
Responding to a question from his handle @neilyoung, the Crazy Horse leader named Foster the People, who played his Bridge School Benefit this year, as one of the good young bands working today. This prompted another user to point out, “btw, bono said he likes them, too… it is surprising two super stars like them…”
Without missing a virtual beat, Young replied: “who is Bono?”
The Godfather of Grunge previously took the U2 frontman to task in his recently released memoir, Waging Heavy Peace. In the book, Young recounted the “long-winded oratory” Bono delivered when he presented Frank Sinatra with a Lifetime Achievement award at the 1994 Grammys. All in good fun!
The Twitter event proved there are no such things as stupid questions, just stupid people on Twitter. See the singer/songwriter’s funniest social media bon mots below.
1. Is a Neil Young-Axl Rose album collaboration is in the works? (Of course it isn’t.)
.@rugbyguy Axl and I are doing a world tour together #askneil
— Neil Young (@neilyoung) October 24, 2012
2. How are you preparing for the Mayan apocalypse that isn’t happening in December?
.@bad_tweets_guy working out #askneil
— Neil Young (@neilyoung) October 24, 2012
3. Who will win the World Series between the Detroit Tigers and the San Francisco Giants this year?
.@brizzahizza Detroit or San Francisco #askneil
— Neil Young (@neilyoung) October 24, 2012
4. Where do babies come from?
@laurecker @chopperton you and someone else #askneil
— Neil Young (@neilyoung) October 24, 2012
5. What does it mean to have fans spanning multiple generations?
@bhljournalism if you’re still alive, it means you’re getting old. I think that’s what it means #askneil
— Neil Young (@neilyoung) October 24, 2012
