Canadian rock singer Neil Young filed a divorce on July 29 against his wife Pegi Young after 36 years of being together, according to media reports.

Neil Young and his wife, Pegi, had married for more 36 years and had two children. Their collaboration as husband and wife and business partners has also resulted to charities and joint musical projects.

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However, according reports, Neil Young filed a divorce against his wife Pegi Young last July in their hometown San Mateo in California. The first hearing is said to be scheduled in December this year.

Pegi Young had often been collaborating with the 68-year old singer and is said to be the inspiration for some of his love songs. The couple were said to have met at a diner in California where Pegi Young worked in the early 1970s and Neil Young wrote about their meeting through his 1992 hit 'Unknown Legend'.

According to reports, the couple had been facing various problems through their years together which included health issues and a disabled son.

Neil Young's first son in his first relationship was born with cerebral palsy and his second son was born unable to speak and quadriplegic as he has an even worse case of the same condition.

The couple had come to terms of understanding their sons' conditions and had taken matters in a positive light. However, Pegi Young also claimed that couples who undergo such hardships are bound to be torn apart.

On the other hand, Neil Young and Pegi Young themselves have gone through serious health problems in the past with the latter having to go through brain surgery roughly over a year after she gave birth to their son.

The Canadian singer also had to go under surgery in 2005 in order to have an aneurysm removed from his system.

The couple was supposed to play together at a Farm Aid next month, however Pegi Young's name was removed from the lineup.

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