Neil Young had some harsh words for President George Bush and his tenure as a wartime president and Young spoke about the criticism that the recent Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young documentary CSNY - Deja Vu has received.

“We’re not telling the world what to do… It’s so funny what people say about us… We’re not trying to control the world. All we’re saying is, ‘Hey this f***ing president is killing us. This f***er is driving the country into insanity. This f***er is responsible for America being the most hated country in the world right now. That’s what we’re saying. All I’m saying is: ‘This is what I think about this idiot. What do you think?’”

Young directed the politically-charged film which documents CSNY’s 2006 Freedom Of Speech tour which featured material from Young’s then-recent album Living With War.

Young went on to explain that although he needs to air his opinion on the state of American affairs, he’s not under any delusions that change will be quick in coming: “It’s a different world than it was in the 1960s. I have more experience. I am not under any misconceptions that my next record is going to change the world. I’m a realist. So I just say what I feel, and that’s where the Living With War record came from… I’m still standing. I’m strong. I know my strengths, what I can and what I can’t do. I just go forward.”

CSNY - Deja Vu was premiered in January at the Sundance Film Festival, and will receive a theatrical release starting next month.

Neil Young is on tour in Europe.

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