Washington, Jul 16 (EFE).- Canadian singer-songwriter and musician Neil Young says he is pulling all of his music from streaming services, citing “the worst quality in the history of broadcasting.”

“Streaming has ended for me. I hope this is ok for my fans,” the 69-year-old member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame wrote on Facebook.

“It’s not because of the money, although my share (like all the other artists) was dramatically reduced by bad deals made without my consent,” Young, who has lived in California for decades, said.

“It’s about sound quality. I don’t need my music to be devalued by the worst quality in the history of broadcasting or any other form of distribution. I don’t feel right allowing this to be sold to my fans. It’s bad for my music,” Young said Wednesday, without mentioning the main streaming services such as Apple Music and Spotify.

The move was unsurprising considering Young’s frequent criticism of digital music, a stance that prompted him to develop a portable digital media player and music download service known as Pono, whose stated aim is to bring studio-quality, high-resolution music to the ordinary consumer.

The artist left the door open, however, to ending his boycott of streaming, writing that “when the quality is back, I’ll give it another look. Never say never.”

Known for his contributions to folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and a series of classic solo albums in the 1970s such as “After the Gold Rush,” “Harvest” and “Tonight’s the Night,” Young has continued to churn out a steady stream of releases up to the present.

His latest album “The Monsanto Years,” released this summer, calls out the U.S. agribusiness giant for, among other things, its control of the seed industry. EFE