Caller: I was listening to "re-act-or" an wondering if "T-Bone" has any old flashbacks like T-Bone Walker? NY: No, it doesen't. As a matter of fact, the night we recorded that we didn't have anything else happening in particuLar. We were just in the studio and we had already recorded the song that we thought we were gonna be recording and we really felt Like playing. So I just went in, picked up my guitar and started playing. If you notice, the song starts with a straight cut right through the middle. We'd already started playing before the machine started. So that was a one-shot deal. I just made up the lyrics and we did the whole thing that night. It was a one-take thing. It seems like the lyrics were just on my mind. It's very repetitive but I'm not such an inventive guy. I thought those two lines were good. Every time it sounded a little different to me when I started singing. Then I was thinking about something else. I really like that cut better than the rest on "re-ac-tor". Neil Young Rockline Radio Interview November 23, 1981

I would like to thank my peers in the musical industry for making this next tune the song of the decade. It really means a lot to me. I wish that my mom had been around to see this. Neil Young The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, California, USA November 13, 1990