Into the Black (The story of Johnny Spud)

Mark Mothersbaugh/Neil Young

Neil Young is forever linked with the state of Ohio because of his song Ohio (four dead in Ohio) in response to the Kent State shootings in 1970. This was years before he hooked up with Kent State alumni band DEVO (Jerry Casale was in the midst of the chaos in 1970.) DEVO performs with Neil Young in the film Human Highway. Mark Mothersbaugh (as Booji Boy) sings Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black), he substitutes Johnny Rotten in the lyrics for Johnny Spud. He also introduced Neil Young to the term "rust never sleeps" which became the title of the album that featured Hey Hey, My My.