Neil and Pegi Young's divorce shocked fans. The couple appeared to have one of the strongest marriages in the business. They married for 36 years, shared two children, and regularly collaborated. Pegi was waiting tables when she first met Neil, but she was a talented singer and songwriter. She appeared on a number of his tracks, and they often performed live. She also had a music career of her own.
Pegi sang "Philadelphia" with Neil at the 1994 Oscars, and they toured together. She joined him on stage during his 1983 Fifties retro tour and was a backup singer on his Summer 200 Friends and Relatives tour. The two launched the Bridge School in 1986. Zeke Young, Neil's son from his previous relationship with Carrie Snodgress, has Cerebral Palsey. So does Neil and Pegi's son, Ben Young, while their daughter has epilepsy. Per the school website, it offers "creative approaches to education and communication" for children with severe physical and speech impairments. Following the school's launch, Neil and Pegi began a local annual fundraising concert, with all proceeds going to the facility.
Pegi knew couples needed their space. "We like to do things together, we hang out, we have fun together [but] a little space is always good," she told Songfacts in 2010. "You can't live in each other's back pocket all the time." Finally, Neil filed for divorce in 2014. Why did this legendary pair finally call it quits?
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