it was this speech about JFK that was the last straw & the catalyst to finally kick him out of the band permanently though he was pretty much out at this point anyway regardless of their performance at Monterey. His standing in for Neil Young at Monterey didn't help either
fat man on drugs with big mouth and little knowlege = recovery. read his book. asshole peaks and crashes, then recovers as a sober fool, but still a fool. his testimony is unworthy, but to those on the bottom like he once was. a man like that needs to address life close to the soil, leaving the jet streams for the big boys: brains not waists.
"A total hypocrite, a pacifist who was arrested for carrying a handgun. Put at the top of the list for a transplant because of his fame and wealth just like the elitist's he spoke out against".
I love very much the music of David Crosby and CSNY....I saw Crosby,Pevar and Raymond live.....by the way you're totally right.
If you know anything about David Crosby, then you know that he is now a very humble and gracious man, who is very thankful to be given a chance to live and to continue to make music. He, like many of us just learned things the hard way.
I love Mcguinn,one of the best composers from the 60´s,but when he fired crosby he started that poor era the byrds got on rom 68 to the end,with thousand people getting in and out of the band...i dont know why people say good things about the byrds from 68 to the end
Everyone knows that George W. Bush killed JFK. He WAS in Texas at the time and even though he was only 17 years old in 1963, it's common knowledge that he was well versed in firearms in his youth.
Yeah, they are good albums, but I feel that when Crosby left they lost a big part of their sound. His harmonies, along with Rogers Rickenbacker really gave The Byrds their sound. Also, after Crosby left, they took a step backwards and started doing albums with a couple of originals and a load of covers (can you imagine the album that would have been had Gram Parsons had not joined during Sweetheart of the Rodeo? There isn't a single song on that album written by McGuinn or Hillman).
@johnnyscouser You are of course right! The quality of the Byrds albums did taper off after NBB. SHotR was a bit of an 'experiment' so they did have to record some standards, although '100 Years from Now' is the track of the album! It was an incredibly brave album to do, but I think the Byrds reputation (at the time) suffered because of it. The last great 'hurrah' was probably Chesnut Mare and Just a Season...good to discuss with you!
@Hicksie52 Yeah, 100 years from now is a classic. And I have to agree about Just a Season and Chestnut Mare. The main problem I have with any album after Dr Byrds is that Rogers songwriting input decreased dramatically. I like all of his songs in the later half of the Byrds career but songs by the other members (especially Skip Battin) just never really did anything for me. And yeah, always a pleasure to discuss real music!!
@Rabidburt - I can't help but believe you're kidding and just have a really dry sense of humor. Everyone knows Crosby's contributions to The Byrds was HUGE - second only to Gene Clark in his writing, and unequaled in his vocal contributions - the harmonies of The Byrds are largely his.
Lets face it. A very talented person,BUT He will ALWAYS be a Dickhesd. A Peace loving Hippy who was busted high,and packing a pistol. He became,everything He preached against. Money,and fame will do that to you.
A total hypocrite, a pacifist who was arrested for carrying a handgun. Put at the top of the list for a transplant because of his fame and wealth just like the elitist's he spoke out against.
@liberty1866 So true...Crosby is one of the biggest a-holes there ever was.....totally deserved to be kicked out of the band, and then was an arrogant jerk about it years later. Just die David....whatever.
@liberty1866 Thats not true he didnt get a transplant because of celebrtity he said he had to get on a transplant list and wait like everyone else he said he paid for it with insurance from being in the screen actors guild he said mickey mantle was the only one to get a transplant because he was a celebrity he should have ben inelligble because he had cancer he was arrested for carrying a handgun he never said he was a pacifist
@degree7 because we want to hear David himself admit to the world that he was a hypocritical, phony asshole. After he does that, then those of us who recognize his hypocrisy and phoniness--oh, and also his pomposity--will leave him alone.
He already has you fucking idiot, listen to any interview with him today or after the 80s where he admits that he was a complete abuser of substance and his friends, and that how he almost didn't even survive the recovery. Read his autobiography. Idiot.
DC has every right to his opinions & theories, but interviews are the place to express them. He's not the only performer on the stage- did he purport to speak for the whole band?
I didn't care much for some of the comments made by Roy Harper when he performed a concert in my home town along with his son. He was, I suppose able to speak his mind, since he only had his son to answer to, nevertheless the Rubbish he came out with kind of spoiled the gig for me a bit.
Now, I see why my son told me he never comments, or replies to comments on here. It seems as if it gives too much fantasy power to those who don't know how to use it. Anyway, the whole point of my comment was not your age, but your apparent lack of knowledge about the 'scene' which was the reason for the STP sticker on Crosby's guitar. Have a great life.
only the sheep in this country get maaaaaaaad when someone speaks out. it seems people only believe in free speech, when they agree with what is said. i wasn't there, but it seems to me most hippies were hypocrites. way to go crosby.....let your freak flag fly
One thing you can pretty much count on, whether it's JFK, RFK (No way they were going to let him run an investigation.) MLK, Gulf of Tonklin, Pipelines in Afganistan, or 9/11, the permanent gov't is always lying to us serfs.
Sure Crosby was immature and full of himself but you can't blame him for being sick of a band that refused to let him utilize his talent and insisted on doing covers when they didn't need to. The amazing songs Cros wrote with the superior CSN(&Y) are a testament to his true talent. I'm happy he got fired, his talent was going to waste and the Byrds weren't quite the same without him.
I love this video because it shows a character who wasn't afraid of pushing back boundaries, he was sacked, So much talent in one band, all have strong opinionated voices, It was bound to stretch the strings to elastic! But they are an iconoclastic band!
I see it that way, he was fired primarily for spending too much time with the Springfields and generally not giving much ass about the Byrds the time between Younger Than Yesterday and their magnum opus (imho) the Notorious Byrd Brothers.
@comfortablynumb12345: The Byrds were epic too....from the first album "Mr. Tambourine Man" in 1965 to "The Notorious Byrd Brothers" in 1968. From that point on it kinda gets down to personal taste. But The Byrds most legendary, epic years were with Crosby, though the later day Byrds with Clarence White get unfairly left in the dust at times. No "classic rock radio" play for them at all!
Croz is right on and told the truth , most were not ready for the truth back then , he was way before his time with his ideas and knowledge , he has always been well informed and reads often , he was one of the great leader of the 60's movement , and the Byrd's firing Croz , yeah that really hurt his career , ha ha ha .
He was a young, talented buy, in the Garden spot of America at the time - loads of dough, dope, chicks and natural adrenalin - and GREAT guitars - why wouldn't he sound off? Nobody's perfect, or even close - he just let his flag fly and accepted the consequences - que se ra!?!?
Not only that, but he based his "Deja Vu" off Essra Moahwk's "I Have Been Here Before" and NEVER gave credit. It's from her PRIMORDIAL LOVERS that Rolling Stone called "1 of the 25 best lps of all time." He was already famous & 27 to her newbie 20 year old... Mohawk later wrote Cyndi Lauper's "Change of Heart" but he is still a persona non grata.
I suppose I'm one of the "Bozos" you speak of . However , I'd like you to know that I don't like politics combined with music even if I agree with the loudmouth in the spotlight . It's like mixing ice cream with dung ... neither one gets any better .
But the spirit of that era was radical honesty, and in that sense, Crosby was manifesting the 60s perfectly. If there were, say, a murder next door to your cocktail party, would you say it was tasteless, or completely appropriate, to inform the people?
Back then, incendiary truths were as essential as they were suppressed. Today, too many lack conviction, and too many others are absolute wacka-doodles. My Best.
crosby was talented but he's such a twat, he rags on george bush then carries on carrying guns and supporting organized crime with his drug habit. they should have left his smelly hippie ass in a texas prison.
David Crosby is a very unique individual who obviously had flaws, just like every other human being on the planet. Lucky for us, his better side shone brighter and he gave us some great rock and roll music. We can all learn something from him. :)
the whole Kennedy thing is over. I saw David play with the boys(Neil, Stephen, Graham) in Las Vegas6 or 7 years ago. They were fantastic!! Unbelievable!!
David Crosby was spot on re: JFK's murder. The trail was still warm then, but to speak the truth about it then meant you were about to have a bad accident or commit suicide. Just ask Dorothy Killgallen or her secretary...Oh they both suicided...after Killgallen wrote "This is a story that won't go away" as the last line she ever wrote in her nationally syndicated column. She was the only person ever interview Jack Ruby in private.
Her notes from that interview apparently also committed suicide.
God! You guys have opened my eyes. I watched the young David Crosby in the 65/70 videos...and with that sweet innocent smile..I thought he was lovely!(lol).
I was 15 & the Byrds played a week at the Village Gate & I didn't miss a show. My band played folk rock at "The Wha?" Once I spotted Crosby in Washinton Sq park. Walked with him & picked his brains about tunings and stuff. He was considerate and polite.
We went up to the Tin Angel Cafe acorss the street from the Gate & Mike Clarke was there. Crosby and Clarke didn't sit together & sensing Crosby had enough of my banter, I went and talked to Clarke, who was down to earth and very gracious.
Yes he did have an ego and his vapid hippy sermonising could be a bit much. Nevertheless, he was, at that time, by far the greatest songwriting talent in the band and his colleagues just didn't have the same taste as him with regard to using music for political change. He found kindred spirits with Stills and Nash at least.
Yep. Crosby was an egomaniac. As much as I could see his dislike of having 2 Goffin/King covers on Notorious Byrd Brothers, ( as most bands were writing their own material, and as good as those G/K tunes are), he did become too difficult to for the band to tolerate. btw, I have no argument on his veiws on the Kennedy asassisnation. Someone to this day continues to benefit from the truth still not being told.
Crosby may be a crack head and an asshole but he has good reason to carry a gun. When he was arrested for carrying a gun he asked the cops if they ever heard of John Lennon. Besides being famous he's controversial and outspoken with regard to political and social issues. I'm sure there are quite a few people who wouldn't mind if he were to depart this earth. If you think rock stars aren't in danger of being murdered, do a google search of the words "Dimebag Darrell Abbott" sometime.
As I said, Crosby may be an asshole. I have no idea if he is or not because I don't know him. And I agree with you that he should've kept his mouth shut about Kennedy. A gun may not have prevented John Lennon from being killed, since Chapman shot him from behind, but there's no denying that many people have survived life-threatening situations because they were carrying guns. I don't blame Crosby one bit for carrying one. I would do the same if I were famous and and as controversial as he.
You don't know it wouldn't have. Folks who carry guns tend to be a bit more aware of their surroundings than those who think they're perfectly safe wherever they go.
Yeah anything that dosn't go on the lines of the official establishment story is a dreamed up conspiracy theory, cause they never lie do they and never cover up, they are just there to protect the public, go back to sleep morons.
Roger McGuinn was -- and forever shall be -- the true heart & soul of The Byrds. End of story. What disturbs me, and this is not so much a judgment but merely an observation: Where is an ounce of gratitude from Mr. Crosby for being advanced on the liver donor list for a condition developed solely by his own reckless and irresponsible choices. Not a bit of disrespect for his fine musicianship... just asking, That's all.
The CIA bugged Crosby's moustache once. They also planted Yoko into the Beatles to break them up. And they caused Dylan's accident.I can go on and on but I have to see my doctor so he can give me my brain pills.
I think a lot of Musicians sometimes get too carried away with themselves and their political views. Its something that everybody struggles with I guess.
If you want another example of this, check out Teg Nugent. I love his guitar work, but he should be on someones watch list.
I rented a guitar instruction video featuring Ted Nugent and in the intro, Ted goes Psycho with guns shooting up a keyboard.
It never ceases to amaze that some of these people become so self-involved because they can write a song. One of the things about stardom is that you sort of become this one person living in this bubble where you get what you want when you want it and all eyes are on you. is it any wonder that some of these people begin to believe their own views to the point of nausea to the rest of us?
Anyone who knows the first thing about ballistics, knows that the single assassin theory is absolute nonsense. Crosby is a fruit loop, I admit, but he was right about the JFK assassination cover-up -- and I'm no fan of JFK. The early Byrds were a great group, but personalities conflict and things change. We got some great music out of all of it, though.
I think the idea of a cover-up has evolved into a kind of weird religion. Veracity is almost beside the point. Our govt has enough trouble trying to regulate the economy, manage health care, and offer some semblance of national security. Throw in a domestic crisis and all bets are off. Yet, the idea that this same govt can masterfully orchestrate a 45-year cover up of a presidential assassination with nary a monkeywrench ... let's just say I'm dubious.
weird kind of religion, what asking questions about a goverment which constantly lies to its people, I have seen both side of the Kennedy debate and to be honest the evidence pointing towards foul play its quite dominating, I see your one of these closed minded people who like to lump everything into catogories, I guess you think people who qeustion the assasination are foil hat wearing idiots, well keep spreading your ingnorance to dumb downed masses,
HAHA. This pretty much illustrates my point. The same govt that allows the economy to go into freefall, has no idea what to do about the Middle East, can't control lobbyists, and appears on multiple fronts to be an ineffectual patchwork of self-interests will somehow seamlessly and masterfully cover up a presidential assassination for 45 years. The irony is that anyone questioning the questioners is themselves called into question. And yet it's my mind that's closed. Funny.
You forget that "government" is composed of several sub-governments, one group often having no idea what the other is doing. In this context, it's perfectly reasonable to think that the CIA, or some secret element, could have pulled off this stunt, in service to oligarchs who feared Kennedy's influence and decisions. There's an ultra-conservative, ultra-wealthy element in our country that doesn't cotton to liberal upstarts like Kennedy. These people specialize in public executions.
You have rebutted a strawman. No one thinks the government as we know it killed Kennedy. But rather, elements deep WITHIN the government, like the CIA, who specialize in sophisticated ops designed to confuse and obfuscate. There were certainly a lot of Right wingers within the government who had a motive to rub out Kennedy. And it's clear Oswald was a patsy, another CIA specialty.
Note that there have been many conspiracies in history, in fact much of history IS conspiracy.
@xrxs1020 , google these three words: Money Myth Exploded
Read the story about the guys shipwrecked on the island. The exact same fraud as in the story has been going on in the US since 1913. Kennedy had already taken material steps to end the Federal Reserve. He had even had the Treasury print some "Federal Notes" - $5 bills. (Note the missing word - "Reserve")
That could not be permitted!! Bang!
There's more to the story than that - read about Lincoln and Greenbacks - Bang!
What is going on with the money today is exactly what the people who run that show intend. Boom and Bust. Boom and Bust. Look at the winners in the last Bust: Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs. All tied with the global banking elite. Look at the losers: Bear Sterns, Lehman Bros, Wamu. All not connected in the right way.
I think one more big Boom in a few years and then they will pull the trigger. When that Bust happens: no oil, no food, bye-bye troublesome American citizenry.
While I'll agree that the outward government is as you describe, there are smaller subsets of government that can be machine-like in respect to efficiency. For example, the Manhattan Project managed to develop the Atom Bomb in absolute secrecy despite involving thousands. I'd think that elements within the CIA could have been more than capable of pulling this off.
I don't know, he made a great album called 'If I Could Only Remember My Name' and contributed cool songs to 'Notorious Byrd Brothers' and 'Younger Than Yesterday' but.. yep, that's about it.
I tend to agree, with the proviso that no one sang high-harmony as well as Crosby, who could emulate the tone of the guy he sang with, creating a perfect blend. The guy could sing very well, and harmony is where he most shined. In general, I'd say Crosby's biggest talent was complementing others' musically. But this required unique talents like McGuinn or Stills. This is not a put-down, but just an accurate observation. Anyone would love having David's musicality in the group vocals.
@RTT8001 is right, first of all your a fag yor you name being bowtie and secondly david crosby is what your saying he is
mitchdolphinsfan2 2 days ago
David Crosby a great talent.
bowtie3 4 days ago
it was this speech about JFK that was the last straw & the catalyst to finally kick him out of the band permanently though he was pretty much out at this point anyway regardless of their performance at Monterey. His standing in for Neil Young at Monterey didn't help either
Anglynn74 1 month ago
As far as the JFK murder is involved, Crosby was right. But why be confrontational with the Buffalo Springfield?
terrafirma91 4 months ago
David Crosby is a great Artist "Where Ever He Roams."
brian6078 6 months ago
Talking out yer *ss. Every single one of you
jmlelis1 6 months ago
fat man on drugs with big mouth and little knowlege = recovery. read his book. asshole peaks and crashes, then recovers as a sober fool, but still a fool. his testimony is unworthy, but to those on the bottom like he once was. a man like that needs to address life close to the soil, leaving the jet streams for the big boys: brains not waists.
Robb9096 8 months ago
@Robb9096 wow who the fuck are you to tell someone "to address life-" lol you're a idiot.
bowtie3 4 days ago
@bowtie3 only homosexuals wear bow ties, toidi supreme! lol lol
Robb9096 4 days ago
@Robb9096 that's your comeback white trash? wow you're a dumbfuck.
bowtie3 3 days ago
@bowtie3 fuck u asshole! how do you like me now. I don't remember this whole business, don't care. go away.
Robb9096 3 days ago
@Robb9096 lol douche.
bowtie3 2 days ago
@bowtie3 YOU TALK TO ME LIKE I'M A WOMAN, YOU LIKE ME IN THAT WAY!!! YOU NEED TO FIND A HOMO PAGE. TELL'M ABOUT THE BOW TIE THEM FAGS'LL LOVE THAT!!!
Robb9096 2 days ago
He speaks about the omicide of JFK?
TheKoreapoltroon 8 months ago
Waa, I wanna say crazy stuff about JFK, and instigate riots, but I got fired. Waaa.
Waaa, I'm obsessed with guns but I pretend to sing about peace, love& happiness, Waaa.
spectra707 8 months ago
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"A total hypocrite, a pacifist who was arrested for carrying a handgun. Put at the top of the list for a transplant because of his fame and wealth just like the elitist's he spoke out against".
I love very much the music of David Crosby and CSNY....I saw Crosby,Pevar and Raymond live.....by the way you're totally right.
micozziciura 9 months ago
i love that. There is NO evidence that JFK was killed by more than two bullets but as long as you hate "The Man" They MUST have done away with him
MacGrurry 9 months ago
@MacGrurry only 2 shots were fired one hit him the other missed the "third " shot was a myth proven to be an echo scientificly
spacepatrolman 9 months ago
Jail was a good place for David Crosby.
duncanstpt 9 months ago
If you know anything about David Crosby, then you know that he is now a very humble and gracious man, who is very thankful to be given a chance to live and to continue to make music. He, like many of us just learned things the hard way.
Deltanick100 9 months ago
Crosby was and is just a briliant singer/songwriter....end of story
leminier 10 months ago
@leminier not so fast...crosby,was and is just a briliant singer/songwriter who has no tact....end of story.
TheBabyboomkidof53 10 months ago
Who is that fucking old man at the end,he does not understand shit,i understand more than him being so young
GabrielDhalaman2 11 months ago
I love Mcguinn,one of the best composers from the 60´s,but when he fired crosby he started that poor era the byrds got on rom 68 to the end,with thousand people getting in and out of the band...i dont know why people say good things about the byrds from 68 to the end
GabrielDhalaman2 11 months ago
Great harmonies but he's really a pretty silly guy and I think he finally understands this.
smileykermit 1 year ago
My feelings about Crosby are mixed. But at least he had guts to stand up to the 4th Reich by calling them out onstage.
3 critical elements define the classic Byrd sound:
1) Gene Clark - best vocalist and best songwriter. Gave the band "soul".
2) McGuinn - brilliant musician/arranger. His 12 string defines "that Byrd sound" to this day.
3) Crosby - "Pan" in human form whose beautiful harmonies allowed the Byrd songs to "soar"
Take any one of those 3 away and it is just not the same.
Cryo837 1 year ago
Everyone knows that George W. Bush killed JFK. He WAS in Texas at the time and even though he was only 17 years old in 1963, it's common knowledge that he was well versed in firearms in his youth.
philh37 1 year ago
this guy's douche..
wisesatyr72 1 year ago
Didn't the Byrds kinda fall apart after fireing David?
Witig 1 year ago
@Witig Yeah, they never really had another good album after The Notorious Byrds Brothers, the last album with Crosby.
johnnyscouser 1 year ago
@johnnyscouser Really? I thought 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo', 'Dr Byrds and Mr. Hyde' and 'Untitled' were 'quite' good...
Hicksie52 1 year ago
Yeah, they are good albums, but I feel that when Crosby left they lost a big part of their sound. His harmonies, along with Rogers Rickenbacker really gave The Byrds their sound. Also, after Crosby left, they took a step backwards and started doing albums with a couple of originals and a load of covers (can you imagine the album that would have been had Gram Parsons had not joined during Sweetheart of the Rodeo? There isn't a single song on that album written by McGuinn or Hillman).
johnnyscouser 1 year ago
@johnnyscouser You are of course right! The quality of the Byrds albums did taper off after NBB. SHotR was a bit of an 'experiment' so they did have to record some standards, although '100 Years from Now' is the track of the album! It was an incredibly brave album to do, but I think the Byrds reputation (at the time) suffered because of it. The last great 'hurrah' was probably Chesnut Mare and Just a Season...good to discuss with you!
Hicksie52 1 year ago
@Hicksie52 Yeah, 100 years from now is a classic. And I have to agree about Just a Season and Chestnut Mare. The main problem I have with any album after Dr Byrds is that Rogers songwriting input decreased dramatically. I like all of his songs in the later half of the Byrds career but songs by the other members (especially Skip Battin) just never really did anything for me. And yeah, always a pleasure to discuss real music!!
johnnyscouser 1 year ago
Face it, Crosby contributed zero to the band. No great loss whatsoever. . .
Rabidburt 1 year ago
@Rabidburt - I can't help but believe you're kidding and just have a really dry sense of humor. Everyone knows Crosby's contributions to The Byrds was HUGE - second only to Gene Clark in his writing, and unequaled in his vocal contributions - the harmonies of The Byrds are largely his.
Rknbkr12 1 year ago
@Rknbkr12 you've been trolled...look it up.
fanzappa 1 year ago
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johnnyscouser 1 year ago
Crosby was never accused of being well grounded..... Hey David, just because you are parnaoid, does not mean you don't have any enemies....LOL
charlesskiporr 1 year ago 2
@charlesskiporr
auch and idiot, you are
Yes you are !!! an idiot !!!
Crosby was a heroe on that era. he had guts and spoke for many,
who were under the bed !!!
and today, 2010, 6.billion people are expecting the same answer
piacentini 1 year ago
Davied was right about the killing of JFK
imthefrogman 1 year ago
@darling67 ...... that's cause coke will mellow you like youuuuu wouldn't believe ..... i know .... i never took it ...... april fool!
frizzlefrap 1 year ago
I still love him....always.
cullicocopop 1 year ago
Sure, he was a pr*ck, but he had one of the prettiest voices (and it sounds good even now), and what he said about Kennedy was absolutely true.
Seasass 1 year ago
Lets face it. A very talented person,BUT He will ALWAYS be a Dickhesd. A Peace loving Hippy who was busted high,and packing a pistol. He became,everything He preached against. Money,and fame will do that to you.
428SCJ 1 year ago 3
that go-teed fag at the end really undermines your tape, dude...get a new point of view.....p.o.v.
ioriorioriorio 1 year ago
A total hypocrite, a pacifist who was arrested for carrying a handgun. Put at the top of the list for a transplant because of his fame and wealth just like the elitist's he spoke out against.
liberty1866 1 year ago 18
@liberty1866 It's total bullshit that he got a liver, while his bandmate Michael Clarke died an extremely painful death from liver failure.
EmpZappa66 10 months ago 3
@liberty1866 So true...Crosby is one of the biggest a-holes there ever was.....totally deserved to be kicked out of the band, and then was an arrogant jerk about it years later. Just die David....whatever.
colderbeer 10 months ago
@colderbeer Very well put. You left out 'pompous ass' in your description of him.
duncanstpt 9 months ago
@liberty1866 Thats not true he didnt get a transplant because of celebrtity he said he had to get on a transplant list and wait like everyone else he said he paid for it with insurance from being in the screen actors guild he said mickey mantle was the only one to get a transplant because he was a celebrity he should have ben inelligble because he had cancer he was arrested for carrying a handgun he never said he was a pacifist
spacepatrolman 9 months ago 3
@liberty1866
He WAS a hypocrite, it was the crack that made him paranoid to carry a gun in the first place.
The guy made mistakes, Hell, we all do, so why can't we learn to leave others well enough alone?
degree7 8 months ago
@degree7 because we want to hear David himself admit to the world that he was a hypocritical, phony asshole. After he does that, then those of us who recognize his hypocrisy and phoniness--oh, and also his pomposity--will leave him alone.
sportsmediaamerica 5 months ago
@sportsmediaamerica
He already has you fucking idiot, listen to any interview with him today or after the 80s where he admits that he was a complete abuser of substance and his friends, and that how he almost didn't even survive the recovery. Read his autobiography. Idiot.
degree7 5 months ago
@sportsmediaamerica fuck you republican un-American pos. go back to listening to your toby keith shit.
bowtie3 4 days ago
@liberty1866
So yeah, uuuuuh, you're an idiot.
degree7 8 months ago
@liberty1866 Still, his music changed me for the better. Is that wrong?
squamish4244 6 months ago
@liberty1866 You're full of shit. The guy is a genius who has done more for humanity in his life than you ever could.
RTT8001 2 weeks ago
I wonder if Crosby was wearing a bullit proof vest at the Monterey Pop festival.
There's someone hiding back there in the bushes with a rifle..... HIT THE DECK!!!!
tommylord 1 year ago
DC has every right to his opinions & theories, but interviews are the place to express them. He's not the only performer on the stage- did he purport to speak for the whole band?
NilezII 1 year ago 2
@NilezII
I didn't care much for some of the comments made by Roy Harper when he performed a concert in my home town along with his son. He was, I suppose able to speak his mind, since he only had his son to answer to, nevertheless the Rubbish he came out with kind of spoiled the gig for me a bit.
punksachoo 1 year ago
@punksachoo What did Roy say that was so bad, I'm curious to know?
mrJimCharles 1 year ago
Crosby has been high and stupid his entire life.
casper1918 1 year ago
David, put the coke straw down and slowly back away......
tommylord 1 year ago 14
@tommylord HAHA. Well done.
adioslounge 1 year ago 2
Great liver.
camprobber61 1 year ago
What a grand standing asshole.Shocking revelation,as if everybody in the world hadnt heard about the assassination conspiracy by then.
DwighttFrye 1 year ago 4
Wow... Imagine sticking a big òl STP sticker on yoru GreTsch!!!! the horror!!!!!
me2gap 1 year ago
@me2gap How old are you? Do a bit of research into the drugs of the times and see why he might have stuck the big ol' STP sticker on there. :)
gregorlass 1 year ago
@gregorlass I`m 40 you douchebag
me2gap 1 year ago
Now, I see why my son told me he never comments, or replies to comments on here. It seems as if it gives too much fantasy power to those who don't know how to use it. Anyway, the whole point of my comment was not your age, but your apparent lack of knowledge about the 'scene' which was the reason for the STP sticker on Crosby's guitar. Have a great life.
gregorlass 1 year ago
@gregorlass I couldn't agree more. STP stickers were definitely a drug reference.
darkcrimson23 1 year ago
@darkcrimson23 i won an stp jacket in a raffle it has stp patches
spacepatrolman 11 months ago
@spacepatrolman That means you're a drug dealer.
darkcrimson23 11 months ago
@darkcrimson23 I never took drugs and I never sold drugs
spacepatrolman 11 months ago
@spacepatrolman Oh yeah, that's right. *wink wink*
darkcrimson23 11 months ago
only the sheep in this country get maaaaaaaad when someone speaks out. it seems people only believe in free speech, when they agree with what is said. i wasn't there, but it seems to me most hippies were hypocrites. way to go crosby.....let your freak flag fly
captam666 1 year ago
I need to see this film
janfreidun 2 years ago
this happened the same time paul mc carney was offed... now i know , crosby did it.
cshargeit 2 years ago
One thing you can pretty much count on, whether it's JFK, RFK (No way they were going to let him run an investigation.) MLK, Gulf of Tonklin, Pipelines in Afganistan, or 9/11, the permanent gov't is always lying to us serfs.
PsyD1990 2 years ago 2
Sure Crosby was immature and full of himself but you can't blame him for being sick of a band that refused to let him utilize his talent and insisted on doing covers when they didn't need to. The amazing songs Cros wrote with the superior CSN(&Y) are a testament to his true talent. I'm happy he got fired, his talent was going to waste and the Byrds weren't quite the same without him.
BuonoBruttoCattivo77 2 years ago
true words...
I like the byrds, but the sogns he wrote for CSN(&Y) (and for his first LP) are just beautiful...
MarcGundermann 2 years ago
I love this video because it shows a character who wasn't afraid of pushing back boundaries, he was sacked, So much talent in one band, all have strong opinionated voices, It was bound to stretch the strings to elastic! But they are an iconoclastic band!
PDN11141 2 years ago
I see it that way, he was fired primarily for spending too much time with the Springfields and generally not giving much ass about the Byrds the time between Younger Than Yesterday and their magnum opus (imho) the Notorious Byrd Brothers.
tmsphere 2 years ago
What a pompas fucking asshole. Oh boo fucking hoo David
tenorismo 2 years ago
i'm kind of glad they fired crosby. i mean the byrds were great, but crosby stills nash and young was epic!
comfortablynumb12345 2 years ago 20
@comfortablynumb12345 amen
BuonoBruttoCattivo77 2 years ago
I personally think The Byrds were better than CSN and Y. Don't get me wrong, they are great though The Byrds were revolutionary.
fatcatbuzz 2 years ago 7
@comfortablynumb12345: The Byrds were epic too....from the first album "Mr. Tambourine Man" in 1965 to "The Notorious Byrd Brothers" in 1968. From that point on it kinda gets down to personal taste. But The Byrds most legendary, epic years were with Crosby, though the later day Byrds with Clarence White get unfairly left in the dust at times. No "classic rock radio" play for them at all!
MattHatter 1 year ago
@comfortablynumb12345 ..... byrds were better than csny .......... by a long shot!
frizzlefrap 1 year ago 3
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comfortablynumb12345 2 years ago
He was fired for speaking the truth
auntietyranny 2 years ago
Croz is right on and told the truth , most were not ready for the truth back then , he was way before his time with his ideas and knowledge , he has always been well informed and reads often , he was one of the great leader of the 60's movement , and the Byrd's firing Croz , yeah that really hurt his career , ha ha ha .
mikehanoo33 2 years ago
Fuckin' Groovy !!!
hydraIX 2 years ago
He was a young, talented buy, in the Garden spot of America at the time - loads of dough, dope, chicks and natural adrenalin - and GREAT guitars - why wouldn't he sound off? Nobody's perfect, or even close - he just let his flag fly and accepted the consequences - que se ra!?!?
jefferzone61 2 years ago
JFK was shot dead in 1963, till this day and 4ever we will question if it was conspiracy
ncast54 2 years ago
I'll bet the folks in the crowd thought they bought tickets to a musical performance .
squabs217 2 years ago
Not only that, but he based his "Deja Vu" off Essra Moahwk's "I Have Been Here Before" and NEVER gave credit. It's from her PRIMORDIAL LOVERS that Rolling Stone called "1 of the 25 best lps of all time." He was already famous & 27 to her newbie 20 year old... Mohawk later wrote Cyndi Lauper's "Change of Heart" but he is still a persona non grata.
fecinny 2 years ago
yesterday in 1967 was the day that crosby got fired from the byrds.
dankmon1992 2 years ago
David Crosby is a GREAT musician and singer/songwriter. He is extraordinarily HATED for his politics by the bozo-right.
atbigfoot91 2 years ago
I suppose I'm one of the "Bozos" you speak of . However , I'd like you to know that I don't like politics combined with music even if I agree with the loudmouth in the spotlight . It's like mixing ice cream with dung ... neither one gets any better .
squabs217 2 years ago
I can see your point, squabs217.
But the spirit of that era was radical honesty, and in that sense, Crosby was manifesting the 60s perfectly. If there were, say, a murder next door to your cocktail party, would you say it was tasteless, or completely appropriate, to inform the people?
Back then, incendiary truths were as essential as they were suppressed. Today, too many lack conviction, and too many others are absolute wacka-doodles. My Best.
xrxs1020 2 years ago
@squabs217 I totally agree with you, Pete Townshend was totally a hero to me for kicking Hoffman off the stage
mrJimCharles 1 year ago 2
his father should have taken that load and shot it upside a tree.
sutcliffe62x 2 years ago
crosby was talented but he's such a twat, he rags on george bush then carries on carrying guns and supporting organized crime with his drug habit. they should have left his smelly hippie ass in a texas prison.
rememberfessenheim 2 years ago 3
@rememberfessenheim,
YAAFM!
SaxyDan54 2 years ago
Maybe it was David Crosby in the grassy knoll. He seems really certain about the second gunman...
bailinnumberguy 2 years ago 3
David Crosby is a very unique individual who obviously had flaws, just like every other human being on the planet. Lucky for us, his better side shone brighter and he gave us some great rock and roll music. We can all learn something from him. :)
KaiBailey 2 years ago 4
he was a very talented,egotistical DICK .
gittahfiend 2 years ago
David was speaking the truth, but Roger still had to do what he did. It was just business.
videoportfolio 2 years ago
Where is this clip from? I would be most interested to see the whole show.
RandallJonesey 2 years ago
Monterey Pop Festival.
heatherriffbroker 2 years ago
No wonder they fired his a** then--that's not what you want to be remembered for as a group at the Monterey Pop Festival.
huston3 2 years ago
I Like Gram Parsons no doubt but David Crosby fit them so well its a shame
cannibaljuice 2 years ago
lmao, crazy old crosby, unfortunately modern forensics proves it was only one gun that killed JFK
1954telecaster 2 years ago
yeah and i've got some swamp land for you in florida - you'll have nice neighbors - santa claus and the easter bunny. follow the money .
mitjazz 2 years ago
Dopey fuck
orbandsceptre27 2 years ago
Really???
gillesbertacco 2 years ago
Crosby stood his fucking ground and didnt take shit from anyone. he had opinions and let them know very clear.
Same went for Stephen,straight to the fucking point.
MaestroZ 2 years ago
Like all of us at one time crosby was young and full of himself. He became a wonderful loving person as reflected in his music.
imse853 2 years ago
the whole Kennedy thing is over. I saw David play with the boys(Neil, Stephen, Graham) in Las Vegas6 or 7 years ago. They were fantastic!! Unbelievable!!
dandeexxxx 2 years ago
David Crosby was spot on re: JFK's murder. The trail was still warm then, but to speak the truth about it then meant you were about to have a bad accident or commit suicide. Just ask Dorothy Killgallen or her secretary...Oh they both suicided...after Killgallen wrote "This is a story that won't go away" as the last line she ever wrote in her nationally syndicated column. She was the only person ever interview Jack Ruby in private.
Her notes from that interview apparently also committed suicide.
PsyD1990 2 years ago
Just like the doorframes and other RFK evidence in the LAPD evidence locker.
huston3 2 years ago
Tooo bad CSNY won't make a song about 9/11 TRUTH!
goshomg 2 years ago
Crosby must of been a real prick huh?
leonardoboy2 2 years ago
God! You guys have opened my eyes. I watched the young David Crosby in the 65/70 videos...and with that sweet innocent smile..I thought he was lovely!(lol).
keanelady2244 2 years ago
I was 15 & the Byrds played a week at the Village Gate & I didn't miss a show. My band played folk rock at "The Wha?" Once I spotted Crosby in Washinton Sq park. Walked with him & picked his brains about tunings and stuff. He was considerate and polite.
We went up to the Tin Angel Cafe acorss the street from the Gate & Mike Clarke was there. Crosby and Clarke didn't sit together & sensing Crosby had enough of my banter, I went and talked to Clarke, who was down to earth and very gracious.
aleecat75 2 years ago 4
@aleecat75 What a lucky man you are.....no kidding, I envie you......to have been that close to them.......
annabelvandasselaer 1 year ago
crosby was fortunate that he found the one person - graham nash - who could tolerate him over a long stretch of time.
ajmell7 2 years ago 18
And to STILL tolerate him!
RockMusicLover73 2 years ago
Yes he did have an ego and his vapid hippy sermonising could be a bit much. Nevertheless, he was, at that time, by far the greatest songwriting talent in the band and his colleagues just didn't have the same taste as him with regard to using music for political change. He found kindred spirits with Stills and Nash at least.
SalmonChateaubriand 2 years ago 3
Yep. Crosby was an egomaniac. As much as I could see his dislike of having 2 Goffin/King covers on Notorious Byrd Brothers, ( as most bands were writing their own material, and as good as those G/K tunes are), he did become too difficult to for the band to tolerate. btw, I have no argument on his veiws on the Kennedy asassisnation. Someone to this day continues to benefit from the truth still not being told.
bandcouver 2 years ago
At the time Roger and Chris fired him, David was coming up with the Byrds' best material. They fired their MVP.
brilliantcolors7 2 years ago
crosby is a gun toting, crack head, who the hell is he to put anyone else down. he talented but is a total asshole!
mellymanfamily 2 years ago 4
Crosby may be a crack head and an asshole but he has good reason to carry a gun. When he was arrested for carrying a gun he asked the cops if they ever heard of John Lennon. Besides being famous he's controversial and outspoken with regard to political and social issues. I'm sure there are quite a few people who wouldn't mind if he were to depart this earth. If you think rock stars aren't in danger of being murdered, do a google search of the words "Dimebag Darrell Abbott" sometime.
knovinski 2 years ago
what an asshole crosby was and is. he didn't know what he was talking about with JFK. Like a gun would have helped John Lennon.
Just another asshole who happens to be a good musician.
arther1045 2 years ago
As I said, Crosby may be an asshole. I have no idea if he is or not because I don't know him. And I agree with you that he should've kept his mouth shut about Kennedy. A gun may not have prevented John Lennon from being killed, since Chapman shot him from behind, but there's no denying that many people have survived life-threatening situations because they were carrying guns. I don't blame Crosby one bit for carrying one. I would do the same if I were famous and and as controversial as he.
knovinski 2 years ago
You don't know it wouldn't have. Folks who carry guns tend to be a bit more aware of their surroundings than those who think they're perfectly safe wherever they go.
huston3 2 years ago
I agree
mekanikmove 2 years ago
Yeah anything that dosn't go on the lines of the official establishment story is a dreamed up conspiracy theory, cause they never lie do they and never cover up, they are just there to protect the public, go back to sleep morons.
burntfaceman3 2 years ago
One of the great musicians of all-time, but an asshole.
sebringdnf 2 years ago 3
Right on David!
mdpk1 2 years ago
Just asking, the music that plays in the background when the narractor starts to speak, does anyone have any idea what the name of the music.
johnhamilton08 2 years ago
Roger McGuinn was -- and forever shall be -- the true heart & soul of The Byrds. End of story. What disturbs me, and this is not so much a judgment but merely an observation: Where is an ounce of gratitude from Mr. Crosby for being advanced on the liver donor list for a condition developed solely by his own reckless and irresponsible choices. Not a bit of disrespect for his fine musicianship... just asking, That's all.
gore53 2 years ago 2
I agree with you in respect to McGuinn. I'm curious how you know Crosby wasn't extremely grateful for his transplant?
xrxs1020 2 years ago
At that time he always came across as a smart-ass cocky little jerk.
scalabration 2 years ago
Crosby is a big mouth and a very overrated artist.
I don't blame McGuinn for not wanting to reunite with him for a Byrds reunion.
The guy is a loose canon.
dfblond1 2 years ago
The CIA bugged Crosby's moustache once. They also planted Yoko into the Beatles to break them up. And they caused Dylan's accident.I can go on and on but I have to see my doctor so he can give me my brain pills.
tomthefunky 3 years ago 2
Heh heh. Awesome. True story.
aladambama 3 years ago
You missed the point ... because of David Crosby there is no more gravity left on earth. :)
rocksinger45 2 years ago
I think a lot of Musicians sometimes get too carried away with themselves and their political views. Its something that everybody struggles with I guess.
If you want another example of this, check out Teg Nugent. I love his guitar work, but he should be on someones watch list.
I rented a guitar instruction video featuring Ted Nugent and in the intro, Ted goes Psycho with guns shooting up a keyboard.
Ted has some screws loose upstairs....
WhiteTrashFarmer 3 years ago 2
It never ceases to amaze that some of these people become so self-involved because they can write a song. One of the things about stardom is that you sort of become this one person living in this bubble where you get what you want when you want it and all eyes are on you. is it any wonder that some of these people begin to believe their own views to the point of nausea to the rest of us?
stevedrums 2 years ago 3
crosby has a mine of talent, it's too bad he's such an asshole!
everywherechainsaw 3 years ago
David crosby
being a dick
EwanJames 3 years ago 2
So true.
scalabration 3 years ago
Anyone who knows the first thing about ballistics, knows that the single assassin theory is absolute nonsense. Crosby is a fruit loop, I admit, but he was right about the JFK assassination cover-up -- and I'm no fan of JFK. The early Byrds were a great group, but personalities conflict and things change. We got some great music out of all of it, though.
KaptKan1 3 years ago
I think the idea of a cover-up has evolved into a kind of weird religion. Veracity is almost beside the point. Our govt has enough trouble trying to regulate the economy, manage health care, and offer some semblance of national security. Throw in a domestic crisis and all bets are off. Yet, the idea that this same govt can masterfully orchestrate a 45-year cover up of a presidential assassination with nary a monkeywrench ... let's just say I'm dubious.
adioslounge 3 years ago
weird kind of religion, what asking questions about a goverment which constantly lies to its people, I have seen both side of the Kennedy debate and to be honest the evidence pointing towards foul play its quite dominating, I see your one of these closed minded people who like to lump everything into catogories, I guess you think people who qeustion the assasination are foil hat wearing idiots, well keep spreading your ingnorance to dumb downed masses,
burntfaceman3 2 years ago 2
HAHA. This pretty much illustrates my point. The same govt that allows the economy to go into freefall, has no idea what to do about the Middle East, can't control lobbyists, and appears on multiple fronts to be an ineffectual patchwork of self-interests will somehow seamlessly and masterfully cover up a presidential assassination for 45 years. The irony is that anyone questioning the questioners is themselves called into question. And yet it's my mind that's closed. Funny.
adioslounge 2 years ago 3
You forget that "government" is composed of several sub-governments, one group often having no idea what the other is doing. In this context, it's perfectly reasonable to think that the CIA, or some secret element, could have pulled off this stunt, in service to oligarchs who feared Kennedy's influence and decisions. There's an ultra-conservative, ultra-wealthy element in our country that doesn't cotton to liberal upstarts like Kennedy. These people specialize in public executions.
xrxs1020 2 years ago
You have rebutted a strawman. No one thinks the government as we know it killed Kennedy. But rather, elements deep WITHIN the government, like the CIA, who specialize in sophisticated ops designed to confuse and obfuscate. There were certainly a lot of Right wingers within the government who had a motive to rub out Kennedy. And it's clear Oswald was a patsy, another CIA specialty.
Note that there have been many conspiracies in history, in fact much of history IS conspiracy.
xrxs1020 2 years ago
@xrxs1020 , google these three words: Money Myth Exploded
Read the story about the guys shipwrecked on the island. The exact same fraud as in the story has been going on in the US since 1913. Kennedy had already taken material steps to end the Federal Reserve. He had even had the Treasury print some "Federal Notes" - $5 bills. (Note the missing word - "Reserve")
That could not be permitted!! Bang!
There's more to the story than that - read about Lincoln and Greenbacks - Bang!
randyleepublic 2 years ago
So why are things so quiet today with what's going on with the money?
huston3 2 years ago
What is going on with the money today is exactly what the people who run that show intend. Boom and Bust. Boom and Bust. Look at the winners in the last Bust: Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs. All tied with the global banking elite. Look at the losers: Bear Sterns, Lehman Bros, Wamu. All not connected in the right way.
I think one more big Boom in a few years and then they will pull the trigger. When that Bust happens: no oil, no food, bye-bye troublesome American citizenry.
randyleepublic 2 years ago
While I'll agree that the outward government is as you describe, there are smaller subsets of government that can be machine-like in respect to efficiency. For example, the Manhattan Project managed to develop the Atom Bomb in absolute secrecy despite involving thousands. I'd think that elements within the CIA could have been more than capable of pulling this off.
xrxs1020 2 years ago
He's an idiot - and also dead wrong. They've proved it was one bullet (that zig zagged).
He's got to be THE luckiest guy in rock and roll (along with Ace Frehely) to have the career he did, despite the utter lack of talent.
liontone 3 years ago
I don't know, he made a great album called 'If I Could Only Remember My Name' and contributed cool songs to 'Notorious Byrd Brothers' and 'Younger Than Yesterday' but.. yep, that's about it.
Vincecouk 3 years ago
I'm probably just being hard on the guy. He annoys me for some odd reason.
liontone 3 years ago
I tend to agree, with the proviso that no one sang high-harmony as well as Crosby, who could emulate the tone of the guy he sang with, creating a perfect blend. The guy could sing very well, and harmony is where he most shined. In general, I'd say Crosby's biggest talent was complementing others' musically. But this required unique talents like McGuinn or Stills. This is not a put-down, but just an accurate observation. Anyone would love having David's musicality in the group vocals.
xrxs1020 2 years ago 2