“I was worried my Magnatone was going to be too much, but Neil’s little Fender Deluxe is loud as f**k. That thing is tiny but mighty”: Micah Nelson is son of Willie Nelson and plays guitar for Neil Young. Here’s what he learned from those elder statesmen

Micah Nelson performs live with Neil Young.

It’s no surprise that Micah Nelson grew up as a free thinker, given his dad is country renegade Willie Nelson. What’s more, he’s close friends with the ultimate anti-hero of guitar, Neil Young – and now, he’s a member of his iconic band, Crazy Horse.

What led the youngest of the Nelson clan to set aside his utterly abstract yet still guitar-driven project, Particle Kid, and take on the legendary parts of Danny Witten, Nils Lofgren, and Frank ‘Poncho’ Sampedro?