David Crosby Dead at 81

I think he's the band member that got a liver transplant. He was lucky to get that probably damaging it from drinking and drugging. I hope he used those extra years wisely and showed/lived in appreciation of the liver and second chance he got.
 
WhatInThe said:
I think he's the band member that got a liver transplant. He was lucky to get that probably damaging it from drinking and drugging. I hope he used those extra years wisely and showed/lived in appreciation of the liver and second chance he got.
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Go to his Howard Stern interview that I was privileged to hear live. It's in one of Holly's posts, don't know the number. Yes, he lived his life well.
 
hollydolly said:
Ahead of releasing his latest solo effort, David Crosby has spoken out in a new interview about his tumultuous relationships with the other members of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, explaining there's next to zero chance of the group ever reuniting due to some serious old-man drama.

In an interview with The Howard Stern Show, Crosby explained that the other members of CSNY — specifically Neil Young and Graham Nash — will likely never speak to him again.

"Neil's got a legitimate beef because I dissed his girlfriend. I get it. I apologized for it with you — you helped me do that," Crosby told Stern. "Nash kind of seems to think that I'm responsible for everything wrong since the Korean War, which is weird, but it's okay."

Despite recent rumours about being completely ostracized by all three members of the group, Crosby claimed that he and Stephen Stills are cool.

Crosby added: "I've got a lot of hero worship for Stills. He was the best guy in the band. He is the best guitar player, the best singer, and wrote all the hits and was stunning on stage. Every time the guy touches a guitar, everything swings right away."

While Crosby sees no chance of reconciliation between the four members of the band, he did say that he wishes Young, Nash and Stills all the best.

"I have no beef with any of them, man. I hope they're all okay. I am a little surprised that they're not putting out music, but… whatever they're doing, I hope they're happy."

He continued: "All of that drama stuff, it's a pain in the butt and it doesn't make music. I'm not looking for them to absolve me of my idiocy. You gotta understand, man, I let all three of those guys down totally by becoming a junkie… and for that, I've apologized a million times."
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WhatInThe said:
I think he's the band member that got a liver transplant. He was lucky to get that probably damaging it from drinking and drugging. I hope he used those extra years wisely and showed/lived in appreciation of the liver and second chance he got.
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I remember him saying he doesn't know why he's still alive when Jimi Hendrix & Janis Joplin are not.
 
WhatInThe said:
I think he's the band member that got a liver transplant. He was lucky to get that probably damaging it from drinking and drugging. I hope he used those extra years wisely and showed/lived in appreciation of the liver and second chance he got.
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There was a controversy that involved wealthy celebrities getting liver transplants ahead of others in line after they wrote big checks to the hospital. When Dodger Mickey Mantle also needed a liver transplant due to his drinking, the hospital put him ahead of children who were waiting for liver transplants through no fault of their own. And he died anyway.
Money talks. And it talks loud.
 
He was a good harmony singer. Pretty bad songwriter IMO, especially for having written "Almost Cut My Hair," which might be the worst song ever written. Supposedly his guitar tuning and chords were jazzy and innovative; I don't hear it.

He was "present at the creation" for the Byrds and CSN, and helped make Joni Mitchell a star.

He was also an almost legendary jerk, whose former bandmates loathed him and wouldn't speak to him.

On Twitter, he provided amusing and insightful commentary into the music business.

There have been worse people, and better people. RIP and respect for his contributions.
 
JimBob1952 said:
He was a good harmony singer. Pretty bad songwriter IMO, especially for having written "Almost Cut My Hair," which might be the worst song ever written. Supposedly his guitar tuning and chords were jazzy and innovative; I don't hear it.

He was "present at the creation" for the Byrds and CSN, and helped make Joni Mitchell a star.

He was also an almost legendary jerk, whose former bandmates loathed him and wouldn't speak to him.

On Twitter, he provided amusing and insightful commentary into the music business.

There have been worse people, and better people. RIP and respect for his contributions.
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That's very similar to my impression.

The single biggest thing, probably, was his visual image. He embodied 60s, he looked like the 60s.
 
JimBob1952 said:
He was a good harmony singer. Pretty bad songwriter IMO, especially for having written "Almost Cut My Hair," which might be the worst song ever written. Supposedly his guitar tuning and chords were jazzy and innovative; I don't hear it.

He was "present at the creation" for the Byrds and CSN, and helped make Joni Mitchell a star.

He was also an almost legendary jerk, whose former bandmates loathed him and wouldn't speak to him.

On Twitter, he provided amusing and insightful commentary into the music business.

There have been worse people, and better people. RIP and respect for his contributions.
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I was thinking more about the song, "I Almost Cut My Hair".

You're right. I can't recall any melody, any of the words, but the title, standalone, was a dynamite metaphor.

i mean, the first time I heard the title--and I'm guessing mid-70-ish(?), I knew exactly what he meant by this: do you toss in your idealism, or...?

Just like the Dead's Casey Jones was a sort of metaphor for being a 60s young adult coming to grips with just what it's *actually* gonna be like out there in the real world, for the rest of your life.
 

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