VIDEO : Neil Young Pulling Catalog From Streaming Services

Neil Young announced Wednesday that he is pulling his music off streaming services over frustration with the medium's sound quality. On Facebook, the Harvest singer wrote that while he also has issues with how streaming services compensate artists, it's how his music sounds when streamed that pushed him to his limit. The singer wrote, "Streaming has ended for me. I hope this is ok for my fans. It's not because of the money, although my share was dramatically reduced by bad deals made without my consent." After telling fans about his plans to abandon streaming, Young then shared a second message further slamming streaming's sound quality. Young has long championed for better sound in the digital age, and the rocker is one of the driving forces behind Pono, a portable music player that offers digital recordings at a much higher quality than its streaming and MP3 counterparts.