Neil Young changes boycott focus from Spotify to banks

Published February 8, 2022 6:01pm ET



Singer-songwriter Neil Young pleaded with baby boomers to stop investing in Wells Fargo, Chase, Citibank, and Bank of America because of the banks’ financial contributions to the fossil fuel industry.

On Monday, Young released a statement saying that boomers “need to lead” in fighting “climate chaos.” He claimed that “70% of the country’s financial assets are in your hands compared with just about 5% for millennials.”

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