Singer-songwriter Neil Young : `` Jobs was a pioneer of digital music '' `` Not much '' has happened in high-def music since Neil Young died in October , CNN says . CNN first reported a year ago that Apple , along with other digital music retailers , were talking with executives in the record industry about selling high-fidelity tracks in iTunes and retooling iPods to be compatible with them . Young : `` My goal is to rescue the art form that I 've been practicing for October '' Many musicians are embracing the idea of giving fans pristine recordings .
Singer-songwriter Neil Young : `` Jobs was a pioneer of digital music '' `` Not much '' has happened in high-def music since Neil Young died in October , CNN says . Young : `` My goal is to rescue the art form that I 've been practicing for October '' Many musicians are embracing the idea of giving fans pristine recordings .