Johnny Depp Gets A "Broken Arrow" Tattoo

Johnny Depp with "Broken Arrow" Tattoo 

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Johnny Depp has recently had a "Broken Arrow" tattoo placed on his wrist, per his Instagram account.

For Neil Young fans, there is no mystery on the meaning of a "Broken Arrow" tattoo.

 

Neil Young - 1966 Broken Arrow Magazine: May 2012 Photo by Nurit Wilde 

Of course,  "Broken Arrow" is the title of one Neil Young's most beloved and enduring songs from the Buffalo Springfield era and "probably the most formally arranged track of Young’s career."

Mike Gee summarizes the meaning of the song "Broken Arrow":

"AND in the end that's what Broken Arrow is about - roots. Spiritual, home, emotional, soul roots, about recognising those roots, about getting in touch; freedom is within as well as without. On Broken Arrow, Young and Crazy Horse bring it all on home. Cleverly split in two, the electric evokes the spirit of times, that bugle call to understanding; the second half evokes the spirit of knowing where you are and who you are. Both are equal parts of the whole. And look at the album artwork - in itself a message, a statement and a philosophy.

 

Broken Arrow Magazine #134 - The Final Issue
Photo by Uwe Grahl | Facebook 

Broken Arrow Magazine was also the title of the Neil Young fanzine
published by the Neil Young Appreciation Society.

Within Native American cultures, the sign of two crossed arrows is used to represent an alliance, while an arrow broken in two is a sign of peace.

John Nowland
Broken Arrow Ranch's Redwood Studios
Photo by Audio Technology

 

"Broken Arrow" is also the name of Neil Young's legendary northern California ranch.

The Stray Gators, 1971
Tim Drummond, Jack Nitzsche, Neil Young, Kenny Buttrey, and Ben Keith
Broken Arrow Ranch, September 1971
Photo by JOEL BERNSTEIN
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Broken Arrow Ranch

via Neil Young's "Homefires" | NYA     Neil Young
Broken Arrow Ranch ~1971
Photo by © Henry Diltz
(via BLENDER GALLERY)
 
Broken Arrow: The Neil Young Tribute   

Neil Young Tour "Broken Arrow" Roadcase
   Johnny Depp as William Blake 

See "Dead Man" Film Blu-ray Reissue [Criterion Collection] w/ Neil Young Soundtrack

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Neil Young's "Song of the Moment": "Are You Ready The Country?"

Neil Young's "Song of the Moment" is "Are You Ready The Country?" with the Stray Gators from the "In the Barn" footage shot on September 26, 1971.

The "Song of the Moment" is a daily feature on the Neil Young Archives. Neil seems to be digging into the "Barn Sessions" recorded on his Broken Arrow Ranch for the Harvest album. We posted recently on Neil Young Remembers "The Innocence": WORDS with a playback of the "Words" song in a field on his ranch Broken Arrow filmed by cinematographer David Myers.

The Stray Gators, 1971
Tim Drummond, Jack Nitzsche, Neil Young, Kenny Buttrey, and Ben Keith
Broken Arrow Ranch, September 1971
Photo by JOEL BERNSTEIN
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More on In Memory of The Stray Gators: Gone But Not Forgotten.

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