Young gives up on music’s power

Neil Young has a pessimistic message: Music has lost its power to change the world.

The 62-year-old singer brought his new movie, “CSNY Deja Vu,” to the Berlin Film Festival on Friday. It was shot during the 2006 Freedom of Speech tour by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

Young, who directed the movie under the pseudonym Bernard Shakey, wasn’t making any big claims about its effects.

“I think that the time when music could change the world is past,” he told reporters. “I think it would be very naive to think that in this day and age.”

Young added: “I think the world today is a different place, and that it’s time for science and physics and spirituality to make a difference in this world and to try to save the planet.”