Neil Young, Steve Jobs: Rocker Was Working on New iPod With Apple Founder

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Neil Young is determined to "get the sound back to the people." After endorsing Occupy Audio last month, the iconic singer-songwriter now says he and Steve Jobs were working on a next generation iPod prior to the Apple founder's death.

Speaking at the D: Dive Into Media technology conference -- and reported by The Guardian -- Young said: "Steve Jobs [was] a pioneer of digital music, and his legacy is tremendous. But when he went home, he listened to vinyl. And you've got to believe that if he'd lived long enough, he would have done what I'm trying to do."

The Canadian rock veteran said the pair were looking to create a new device that would be able to download material "while you're sleeping" which would be designed for "high-resolution audio."

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