Concert film 'Deja Vu' polarizes Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young fans

Parts of the southern United States have never been particularly fond of Neil Young and his music. And -- apparently -- nearly 40 years on, the resentment still lingers.

From USATODAY.com interview by Anthony Breznican with Neil Young on the film CSNY/Deja Vu:

"They are my own personal songs," Young says. "Even though it was such a heartfelt thing, and I really believe what I believe, the way we presented it allowed everybody to say what they felt. The idea of the whole project was just to stimulate debate."

Often the camera crew roams the corridors and lobbies of the arenas, capturing on-the-spot interviews with people at the height of their emotions. At one particularly divisive performance in Atlanta, one-third of the audience walked out. Many of their on-camera remarks are unprintable.

Young says they shouldn't be condemned for their feelings.

"They feel that way because they believe in it, and you've got to respect somebody who's expressing their anger or their sorrow. They feel totally attacked when they see some of these things on the tour. They felt betrayed because they bought tickets. … 'How could we spring this on them when we're down in the South where the majority of the kids that are getting killed are from?' " Young says. "What I was trying to do with the film was just let it happen, just let it be and let people say what they felt. We were looking and looking trying to find more from the other side."

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