Neil Young embraces clean living

After admitting to previously smoking marijuana "the way others smoke cigarettes," to the New York Times, Neil Young has spent about a year living a sober lifestyle while writing his memoir Waging Heavy Peace.

Young explains his reasons for going clean,
"I did it for 40 years, now I want to see what it's like to not do it. It's just a different perspective."

In his forthcoming memoir Young reveals, "The straighter I am, the more alert I am, the less I know myself and the harder it is to recognise myself. I need a little grounding in something and I am looking for it everywhere."

Waging Heavy Peace will be published on October 11 and his new album Psychedelic Pill will be released on October 29.