![]() ![]() You have people drunk out of their nut and yelling ‘Hey, do you know ‘In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida?’ It’s a hell of a school to learn in, but it was very good for me actually. And very often when you start out that way, you’re singing in bars. “As I slowly began to write, I started singing my own songs. “I started out a solo folkie singing in coffee houses,” he told this writer prior to the release of Croz. His last album, 2014’s Croz was more than 20 years removed from its predecessor, but with the announcement of a new album called Lighthouse, due out October 21, he again seem to finally be on track.įor all his flaws and foolishness, Crosby saved himself by his love of music and the spirit of song. Nevertheless, his individual career floundered for years after his debut solo album in 1971, If Only I Could Remember My Name, Crosby took another 18 years to release its follow-up, Yes I Can. His efforts with Graham Nash gave him a second lease on life, as did his later collaboration as part of CPR, the belated reunion with his long lost son James Raymond. That band had its own share of interpersonal squabbles, and crusty personalities, and as Crosby’s dependence on crack cocaine intensified, his alienation from his band mates was further exacerbated.īy the end of the ‘70s, Crosby was living on the fringe personally and creatively. Yet even early on, his irascible personality led to his discharge from that first band of brothers, and from there to the subsequent union of Crosby, Still, Nash and occasionally Young. The songs he wrote and recorded with the Byrds became classics, and his gift for harmony revolutionized the way voices could be locked in unison. Of course, that would have been a tragedy, especially for a musician who was in the front lines of the burgeoning folk rock era of the mid-‘60s. Had he not spent time in a Dallas jail after finding himself destitute, drugged out and without anywhere to turn, he likely would have been left to his own devices and ultimately succumbed to self-destruction. He squandered his talents, alienated his friends and band mates, and eventually became zombie-like, a sad remnant of his former self. For the better part of the 1970s and ‘80s, he stumbled about, plagued by severe substance abuse, becoming-by his own admission-wasted on the way. Crosby has experienced both scenarios, and one threatened to cause the other to occur. All rights reserved.To paraphrase a lyric by David Crosby’s on-again/off-again band mate Neil Young, it’s (never) better to burn out, because once you do, it’s likely you will fade away. In a Twitter message posted today, Crosby revealed that he was working on songs for another new solo project.Ĭopyright © 2021, ABC Audio. The film featured segments on David’s late-career creative resurgence and his rifts with Nash, Neil Young and Byrds frontman Roger McGuinn. In 2019, a documentary focusing on Crosby’s life called David Crosby: Remember My Name premiered. features major contributions from Raymond, plus collaborations with Michael McDonald and Sarah Jarosz. His latest, For Free, which hit stores on July 23. Since 2016, David has released four solo albums. Up until 2016, David’s main musical focus had been touring with CSN and working as a duo with Graham Nash, but a rift with Nash resulted in the trio going on indefinite hiatus and led Crosby to concentrate on solo projects. Also during that period, David played and recorded with the band CPR, which also featured his son James Raymond on keyboards and guitarist Jeff Pevar. ![]() ![]() In 1994, he underwent a liver transplant, and he also has experienced various other health issues in recent years.Ĭrosby was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with The Byrds in 1991 and CSN in 1997.ĭuring the 1990s and early 2000s, Crosby continued to tour and occasionally record with CSN and CSNY. The singer/songwriter also infamously struggled with drug abuse during the 1970s and ’80s, and spent nine months in jail in 1982 and ’83 after being convicted on drug and gun-possession charges. Happy 80th birthday to David Crosby, the golden-voiced folk-rock legend who co-founded The Byrds, Crosby, Stills & Nash and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and also has established a thriving solo career.Īmong the well-known songs Crosby has penned or co-written are The Byrds’ “Eight Miles High” and “Renaissance Fair,” CSN’s “Wooden Ships,” “Guinnevere” and “Long Time Gone,” and CSNY’s “Almost Cut My Hair” and “Déjà Vu.” ![]()
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