Neil Young: Don't Be Denied

Neil Young: Don't Be Denied

2009 · 60 min · ★ 9.0 · Documentary, Music

This television special is a first for the reclusive singer with the BBC documentary gaining new interviews with Young, nine months apart in New York and California. The documentary also looks back over the singer's archives, with some never-seen-before material.

Directed by Benjamin Whalley · Written by Benjamin Whalley

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