Neil Young doesn't want you rockin' in the free world of streaming.

The rock legend has vowed to take his music off "all streaming services" primarily because of issues he has with their sound quality, he explained in a note to fans Wednesday.

"Streaming has ended for me. I hope this is ok for my fans. 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. 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. For me, It's about making and distributing music people can really hear and feel. I stand for that. When the quality is back, I'll give it another look. Never say never."

The major streaming services, except for Tidal, stream at a bit rate below CD quality: Spotify (320 kilobytes per second a.k.a. kbps), Google Play Music (320 kbps), Rdio (320 kbps), Apple Music (256 kbps) and Xbox Music (192 kbps). Tidal delivers near CD-quality audio with 1,411-kilobytes-per-second files at its $19.99-per-month subscription; Tidal's cheaper tier compresses standard-quality files of 96 kbps or high-quality files of 320 kbps.

In a follow-up message, Young blasted the streaming distribution further, saying "streaming sucks" and "streaming is the worst audio in history."

I was there. AM radio kicked streaming's ass. Analog Cassettes and 8 tracks also kicked streaming's ass, and absolutely rocked compared to streaming. Streaming sucks. Streaming is the worst audio in history. If you want it, you got it. It's here to stay. Your choice. Copy my songs if you want to. That's free. Your choice. All my music, my life's work, is what I am preserving the way I want it to be. It's already started. My music is being removed from all streaming services. It's not good enough to sell or rent. Make streaming sound good and I will be back.

Young doesn't mention yanking his music from digital retailers, so it will likely still be available to buy on iTunes, other online stores and his own PonoMusic download service.

Files on iTunes are notably compressed to 256 kbps, the same bit rate Apple Music streams its content — below the bit rate Tidal, Spotify and Rdio offer.

Young's PonoMusic claims downloads CD quality (1,411 kbps) or better (9,216 kbps for ultra-high resolution recordings). Like with streaming services, though, the overall sound quality is also dependent on the listener's speakers or headphones.

Young's music is still available on Spotify, Tidal and other platforms at the time of this writing.

Mashable has emailed Spotify and Tidal for comment about Young's plans and gripes. We'll update this story once they respond.