Big change is comin,' Young sings.

You know what you gotta do/Big change is comin/Could be bad and it could be good.

A mile or so from losing all cell reception, the phone rings, he wrote.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - MAY 04: Neil Young of Crazy Horse performs onstage during the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at Fair Grounds Race Course on May 04, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

Young at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival last MayFilmMagic

Neil is on the other end.

Hey John, how are you?

Sounds like a blast.

Hey, I want to record with the guys at Shangri-La.

I got some new songs.

This album is going to be real different.'

Hanlon asked when he wanted to start work.

He answered without skipping a beat, he wrote.

Well, I was thinking next weekend or starting on Sunday.

Oh, by the way, when are you back?'

Hanlon pulled into a gas station and started making furious phone calls.

And once he reached his lake cabin, he mapped out the entire plan.

Tape was ordered, outboard gear obtained, studio time booked.

I made the final preplanning calls from the airport ahead of my long flights home.

Young and the Chrome Hearts are playing dates Europe and the U.S. later this year.

As of now, the only confirmed stop is a headlining slot at Glastonbury in late June.

Hereversed himselftwo days later.