I’ve seen multiple takes on this fader article but this one absolutely nails it.

Unfortunately people do not realise the possible life changing things that can happen after a viral infection while some of us are far too familiar with what can happen.Responding to her tweet, Garratt added: “So many companies within the music industry farm the mental health of its artists and then get defensive when we try to repair ourselves or ask for appropriate pay. She is now 13, and has a disease that has potential to kill her from a virus, 8 years ago.

Most likely it was Epstein Barr virus that caused her illness. My daughter also now lives with an autoimmune disease caused by a viral infection when she was 5, she was vaccinated for the typical things. As a child I thought vaccines were pointless and that I wouldn’t vaccinate my own kids, but after doing a lot of reading when I was pregnant I realise I was just unlucky. If herd immunity was better I might have been more protected. I caught it three times as a child, worst time I missed school for two months and the local priest came to our house to pray for me. I was vaccinated for whooping cough as a child but fall into 20% of the population that it is not effective on. In the wake of Young's departure from Spotify, Apple Music trolled its competitor, tweeting that it is “The home of Neil Young” and releasing a playlist titled “We Love Neil.”. The hashtag #SpotifyDeleted trended on Twitter yesterday, and fans seem to have inundated customer support with so many messages that Spotify has had to take it offline at times. Though the loss of Young's music likely represents a small percentage of overall streams on Spotify, Young pointed out that “Spotify represents 60% of the streaming of my music to listeners around the world.”įor Young and his fans, the hit was palpable, and his fans are apparently taking their frustrations out on Spotify.

“I want you to let Spotify know immediately TODAY that I want all my music off their platform,” Young wrote on his website. Now his fans are, too, and they're telling Spotify about it.Įarlier this week, Young had asked the music-streaming service to remove his music from its library in response to COVID-19 misinformation aired on Joe Rogan's podcast, which is available only on Spotify. I skimmed the article a bit, so here's how it goes:

Spotify support under from angry fans