Neil Young Files for Divorce After 36 Years of MarriageBy Andrea Billups
08/27/2014 AT 01:45 PM EDT

He first saw her waiting tables in a diner and wrote a song about how he couldn't get her out of his mind.
But now the long romance seems over for rocker Neil Young, who has filed for divorce from wife Pegi Young after 36 years of marriage, Rolling Stone reports.
Young, 68, filed papers on July 29 in his hometown of San Mateo, California, seeking to end his marriage with his wife, 61, a frequent musical collaborator and background singer who often shared stage bills with the rock legend.
Their sad end comes after a sweet beginning that led Young to pen the song "Unknown Legend." In it, he writes lovingly of their early spark.
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