David Crosby Interview

[hlodog]

wow, his voice is still amazing. that is ridiculous

[fahnke]

I've just read both of his biographies (the first one is a wild ride and a fun read, the second one you see him mature and age with wisdom - read them both, you won't regret it) and I'd just love to know the guy. I've been a CSN&Y fan most of my life and would love to hang out with Crosby. He's bright, been through a helluva lot, lived, and has some wisdom to share. Cheers Croz - you are loved.

[oreokookie1000]

@fahnke AH ...bah humbug....I am 100 years old and I used to a ton of coke with the CROZ...yeah croz,,,gimme a breakkkkk......I am almost 1001 and I still trip on acid, x, and banana pels....fuck yeah!!...Davids a whiner, tell him, tho, I like him around....effen ay,,, yeahman,, man,,

[whocares1694]

He pissed off McGuinn and he doesn't seem like a nice guy being over opinionated about everything. He did great hi harmonies w/ Byrds and co-authored legendary stuff & a little amount of solo compositions like "Lady Friend" plus a small handful of others that have no major historical signifigance.  An over-rated artist all the way, and if I met him I wouldn't ask him anything. I met Gene Clark in '67, a genuine amiable guy and straight out. Crosby has bad vibes.

[DaveGilmourIsGod]

David Crosby, still and always awesome. A true and complete Legend. Thank you David, for being you. For being a part of the Greatest Band of all time, I love you, I always have. I always will. The Grand Daddy of Rock. Long May You Run.

[rc13coley]

While I was at Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara. Crosby’s 65-foot schooner the “Mayan” berthed next to the Research Vessel “Just Love” ,my home while i was at Brooks. David always wanted to talk to me about the Yellow Submarine that Ernie Brooks kept on the stern …

“Wooden Ships" forever

[rickblue]

It's very touching that he still holds on to that trademark moustache.

[vaughnsalem]

David said he was in coffee shop in 1967 and seen and heard Joni Mitchell on the platform performing and had to tell the rest of the band about her,,he was amazed by her,,the band embraced her

[carrietide]

I love and respect you Dave.always will.

[nhford07]

awesome musician and songwriter. thanks, David!  rock on

[smauro3]

.......infamous crosby stills nash and young?! infamous?!

[fvottoh]

David. You are a witchcraft practicing son of a bitch! Your record company puts curses and spells all over your music. People, you don't believe me. You tube "John Todd".

[GalaxyHorse]

@fvottoh Naaahh...you can't simulate talent and sincere writing with crappy spells-Todd is a lunatic

and while the L.A music industry is suspect, you cannot force people to respond to music if there is nothing there.

[BloodyHoneyBunny]

"Just take it one day at a time, and know that I love you"

- I love you too, man.

[28711ICA]

he must redo some of original sound track also into mobile phone sounds once again kids loves it, before it is too late ...

[beeJayy2222]

i just think that this man has the best voice ever

[DudleyScardsdale]

One of the few singers whose voice actually improves with age.

[JiffySpook]

I think it may be about time to cut the hair. And leave the Liver transplants to sick kids.

[DJK20]

This guy has such an awesome voice and guitar and lyrics.Always thought neil was the man but I aint sure anymore

[d3bstar]

DC and Joni Mitchell (and Dylan) have been my 'friends' all my life! love them xx

[NightlightsFlame]

"I really liked LPs better man, i want you to go back to them" xDD I love this guy.

[MattHatter]

@NightlightsFlame That's the exact thing he says that annoys me! Does David not understand that, even though there was a lot of bullshit musicians had to endure in the '60s/'70s, because of those certain things he's downplaying they made the best rock music EVER! Sure anyone can play producer nowadays, but who's got the EAR for it. Where are the Lou Adlers? The Terry Melchers? The Gary Ushers? The GEORGE MARTINS?

[rockpile90]

CSN were a fantastic band and CSNY were better! I do not understand how anyone could say that CSN without Y were not great! What I liked about CSN&Y, that has nothing to do with music, was "identity". After seeing bands they had been a part of continue with the group name and totally different identity (Byrds, Hollies) bothered them a lot. CSNY had to be 4 specific people! Any fan of CSN should read 'Long Time Gone' which is Crosby's autobiography for a lot of details.

[mikescott77]

that dude at the beginning looks/sounds like gail from breaking bad.

[mikecappa]

@mikescott77 hahaha he really does

[TomHunterUK]

Under rated, beautiful songs & a superb voice, enjoy.

[lowspark68]

what kind of guitar is that? stonebridge?

[psychoprosthetic]

What's that fabulous guitar he's playing?



[goatbashing]

Who cares what he "looks" like? Anybody who's been outdoors has some UV damage to their skin. We live in such a narcissistic period in history, it just seems to be a toxic attitude, among Americans primarily, that traps so many discussions. Get that ignorance out of the way and out of your comments about others.

[YouDonteverhavetodie]

Burn the witch!

[CleanLineFilms]

LEGEND

[IAMSARARIVA]

We ended up talking until the plane landed. He was gracious and kind to a very young starstruck fan. I know he had a hard druggy life and a liver transplant in 1994 but his music and voice always touched me.

[IAMSARARIVA]

I actually met David Crosby in 1973. I was attending UC Santa Barbara and had just been accepted to nursing school. He was on the plane from SF to Santa Barbara sitting in first class. I was a 20 year young folksinger and pulled together the chutzpah to approach him. "You probalbly get tired of hearing this", I said "but I really love your music." He smiled up at me and replied "I never get tired of hearing that".

[IAMSARARIVA]

I actually met David Crosby in 1973. I was attending UC Santa Barbara and had just been accepted to nursing school. He was on the plane from SF to Santa Barbara sitting in first class. I was a 20 year young folksinger and pulled together the chutzpah to approach him. "You probalbly get tired of hearing this", I said "but I really love your music." He smiled up at me and replied "I never get tired of hearing that". I asked him if he minded me sitting for a few minutes and talking with him.

[duffh]

He's 69years old, has had a long road in life, and long voyage.

[1smokie1]

My favorite guitarist, lyricist and all-around-dude. He's a hoot.

[pavaughn1]

I love him. If I could choose one person on this planet to meet it would be him.

[LateNotes]

talent.

[Hofkicks]

I can't stand him because of his opinion on Jim Morrison and The Doors. He has been hurt by Morrison and it haunts him for life?

[bigbuzman]

@Hofkicks -I don't know that story about Crosby and Jim Morrison and the doors . WOuld you realte it . TCrosby adn Morrison did seem to have two of the biggest egos in R& R . I am a huge Crosby Fan and love the doors also . tho I only love their 1st 3 LPs . I personally believe that Morrison knew that he had lost it and that he knew the last 3 Doors LPs were shit . Obviouysly I could be wrong about him knowing it but I'm sticking with my story on this one .

[Hofkicks]

@bigbuzman I liked the last 3 Doors albums. I don't know if your story is true, but Jim wasn't afraid to die.

[RoyFive]

Can't argue with him at all about recording advancements.

[RoyFive]

Carry Me was on Crosby/Nash's album Wind On The Water. Beautiful song.

[grandmachristine42]

I LOVE him!! To me he always looks strong, wise, brave, and compassionate. What a guy!! I can't BELIEVE people are on here talking about hairdos. I know the 60's are long gone but there arer still plenty of people who don't want to look like geo bush.

[deehs]

@grandmachristine42 - Typical for people who focus so much on the "image" instead of the "message." David was a true artist because he knew musicians (and artists in general)  are nothing more than messengers from land of disillusionment, hardship, and heartache. A song's success is not always measured by how much money it can make people. It's whether or not it remains relevant. This is what drives true artist to the brink of insanity and probably why David hit bottom so many times.

[ioriorioriorio]

@grandmachristine42 i look exactly like george bush and i like smoke deemsters, and trip on special "k"......go figure,, route out the evil- doers...then smoke some diesel, and howl at the drum circle!.......eeeeeeyaaaaaah

[AiCLol]

He looks alot older than he is/acts

[MattHatter]

I see David's view on the "digital age" but it's pros and cons.The Byrds, or Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young were challenged. They had producers and engineers to steer them in a good direction if their own direction was too far fetched at times.They need to be highly respected for the role some of them played. Some classic rock wouldn't sound as good as it does if it weren't for them.

[besamemucho5]

i guess loosing your hair is probably the worst that can happen in terms of looking old....and i don't think crosby cares how he looks....i am sure he knows that he looks like a scarecrow ....getting older is not a reason to stop caring about one's appearance

[fusion2000]

simply wonderful

[StealthKiller123]

Man, what a wonderful spirit, still as humble, happy and brilliant as he was in the 60's. He may be older now, but he's still youthful at heart. Great man :)

[jslinko]

the Elbert Einstein of music!

[aliboojones]

@jslinko its Albert Einstein

[StratLadyK]

@aliboojones ....in ways, Yes....far beyond the outer crust.

[janfreidun]

he is like a male joni mitchell soundwise and lyrically atleast, maybe not in looks

[janfreidun]

he still has the singin voice he had in 63! it's incredable!!!!

[assaglioli]

CSNY were brilliant, but let's face it, without Neil CSN - no real comparison

[cjf799]

why is everyone saying he looks old ? um he is old and did many drugs came thru it and still rocks and looks great in my eyes

[snookseaglin]

he was right at  the end of this vid......"and if its any damn good somebodys gonna notice".........hmmm..........­.sure have been a lot of people that have noticed davids music throughout the yrs ....maybe cause he's damn good? I personally think he is damn good :)

[dahur]

All those drugs all those years sure took their toll.

[SydFstyd]

@dahur ...I guess you must be talking about yourself, coz he was totally lucid and perceptive to me....wake up dude!

[AnnaLemmaMucosa]

I disagree; considering that he is still alive at 68.5 (as of April 1, 2010) when so many of his musical peers died in their 20's, and that he is eloquent, I think he looks and sounds great.

[msriram123]

Doesn't that sound like 'creative wisdom'? :-) Just before this I was watching Grace Slick's interview, and I wonder if we'll ever start sounding this philosophical... His composure as he speaks is marvelous.

[AnnaLemmaMucosa]

troll

[tigapatriot]

whore

[MrJerryw08]

What a great man.

[bille77]

Giant.

[dbrinkm1]

He looks old because he is old and, at times,has had a hard life! Most of us are going to look like he does at that age.l think the long hair ages him all the more.I am his age and don't look like a spring chicken either. Youngsters,enjoy ur youth because it is a very fleeting thing!

[ritter89]

@dbrinkm1 Oh, no, he looks ancient, but he's always looked older than his chronological age. Most people I know who are his age look at least a decade younger. He still sounds great though. I disagree about youth being fleeting. Given that the avg lifespan is only about 75, most people experience major aging only during the last decade or two of their lives.

[GuitarMasterizer]

@dbrinkm1 ok i'll do that. :) (I'm 13) I know him for touring with David gilmour back in '06 and I am so bummed that I missed their shows in Los Angeles. i love Gilmour so much.

[MSGNUTT]

@dbrinkm1 Well Said!!!

[inkey2]

@dbrinkm1 some people just don't age well......especially people who spent a lot of time sun bathing. I have a friend who would spend every spare minute lieing down in the sun or hanging out on the beach. We are both 58 years old.............he looks about 75 years old. I have only had about 10 sunburns in my life and I look about 40. Also helps to restrict the drug and alcohol intake

[dbrinkm1]

@inkey2 I know..I used to be a Pharmaceutical Rep. and called on Dermatologists in S, Calif. My father was a GP & Surgeon in San Diego. Remember well seeing many patients with skin diseases and Cancer related to Sun exposure. Any Dermatologist well tell you NOT to sunbathe....Gods speed...dana

[sfaster]

@dbrinkm1 The concern for cancer I understand. The "i look beter than they do" - don't get it. Appearance is a facade. It's not what the person or the music or the message is about. Please listen to the message and the music and look at the heart of the human being.. Physical appearance simply DO NOT MATTER!

[oreokookie1000]

@dbrinkm1 YESAA....doc...suh...and what , pray tell, does that have to do with music????....david, skin cancer??, music,... save the whales

[Josephandalice]

Hes too old to have long hair.

[NewWorldResister00]

@Josephandalice

find the song written by david crosby called 'almost cut my hair'

i think that will explain everything

take care ; )

[TheBella2u]

wow he looks old? etc., etc., what has happened to humanity, this guys a freakin musical genius. You should approach music as if you were blind, from a place of purity.

it's a whole other experience that way.

Long live music and especially Rock and Roll no matter who writes and performs it and no matter what they LOOK like.

Try being positive.

[ncast54]

Age, it does a number to all of us, oh well long live Rock & Roll

[towser06]

wow, he really looks old....love his music though..

[fecinny]

Infamous is right... Too bad he did not mention how he'd have Essra Mohawk, who wrote CL's "Change of Heart," play her "I Have Been Here Before"which was the uncreditied inspiration to "Deja Vu."

[firebird0u812]

Fuckin' liver thief.

[skatehard93125]

lol why does the description say infamous, that means famous for a bad reason, like charlas manson is infamous, CSN are famous.

[fecinny]

See "I Have Been Here Before" for explanation

[Byrds1967]

I wonder if Crosby will ever play with McGuinn again.....?

[skinnyskaller]

@Byrds1967 I've seen an interview with the Croz where he says he would really like to play with McGuinn again, but that McGuinn is somewhat resentful getting back together again... :(

[nalla320]

I've always loved his music. Very talented guy. I'm glad that he was able to overcome his demons, at least to the point that he's still with us.

[AxixBAL]

Why no audio? Sept. 27, '09.

[imse853]

I luv csny and although neil has had the most secsess alone. David has the best voice of them all. He is the center piece of csny

[Mammasam16]

Great voice and great song writer. I have always loved his music and always will xx

[cannibaljuice]

At 0:56 when the guy said thats david crosby like he didnt know what his name was

[Andalusia39]

God has kept you around for a reason. Thanks for being an inspiration to so many. We can look at your life and know that for every sorrow there is a joy to come. Patience and wisdom are priceless!

[MrJohnnyrace]

I carried a Boat battery to his van for him. He was a very nice guy.

[zolf1988]

His voice is the as the same as in the 60s. He's a legend

[Byrds1967]

Man, he's had his hands in many projects over the years. He's a rock Legend.

[rfranklinw1]

i am 59, have known david since the byrds. all i want to do is hug him, thank him, and tell him i love him

[williehackitt]

me too man

[McMunchy]

I love his speaking voice so much, he still sounds twenty... man! Gotta love him...

[psychobollox]

i fucking HATE that annoying PLOP advert thing...

i wanted to see the interview and hear it...

plumtv... please sort your sodding adverts out

[chinchonchinchon]

He looks like Mark Twain,

l0l

[lynus111]

Ahh the ole Walrus of love

[mysterytrax]

LEGENDS are made of this.

[7upIsLove]

fucking right on david, man i dig this guy

[blueticecho]

Christ, look at this guy . It had to been the Fuckin DOPE!!!

[7upIsLove]

i would give anything for his life & voice.

[ThomasDeLello]

Look at that... a sperm donar wearing a wedding ring. Go figure.

[foureverstoopid]

His wife offered his sperm to that lesbian couple without David Crosby even knowing

Look it up

[charliebubblesoar]

CSN(Y), and he's a Byrd too! Amazing man.

[martinstuart451]

David Crosby is not only a great musician/songwriter but he is a survivor.

I have a ticket to see him again in August and i am truly looking ofrward to it.

[soflaw]

Like any job, there is good and bad with the work and the surroundings. Crosby is an artist and a professional entertainer. It's not the best friend of raising a family, but other jobs have this down side, too. Huge fan of Crosby's music, and I consider his album "If I could only remember my name" to be a masterpiece and my personal favorite. He works with many different people and is simply worked brilliantly. We all have faults, and substance abuse is David's. Prayers and peace to you, David.

[07504201963]

yeah,thumbs up for substance abuse!

[IAMSARARIVA]

@soflaw

When I met him on a plane in 1973 and sat down to talk to him I told him I loved his solo album. He said "oh, so you were the one who bought my album" :) very self depracating. He was really sweet to me. I was all of 20 years old...

[goldsmice]

I would really expect Crosby to SOUND older than he does here. His appearance would lead you to believe that his voice would be gravely and gruff but he sounds like he's 25! I saw CSNY a few years ago; they all sounded exactly like they do on the old albums.

[peacemeal1]

Great musician but not "a wonderful guy" as the host says. It's a matter of record that Crosby was an egomaniac and a complete asshole

[ajsmith12]

Can somebody tell me what song he's playing in the background please? It's beautiful.

Only just getting into Crosby, Stills & Nash, but I'm loving it all so far.

[WilburyVision]

It's called Carry Me, from a Crosby Nash album.

[kocisko]

You fucking idiot!!!! And you are American, whats make it worse.....Beleve you CAN NOT overrate Crosby. Never...

[zacharywild]

agreed. I am american though sometimes I'd like to deny it, especially when i read imbecillic comments such as dfblond's

[ItsAllAboutNash]

Any friend of Graham Nash's is a musical hero of mine... : ) Thank you!

[dfblond1]

Crosby is an overrated artist.

He is best at singing high harmony.

As a solo artist, his songwriting is mediocre. Every once in a while, he comes up with a good one

[zacharywild]

your taste is purely in your mouth. only an imbecile would critique a talent so brilliant as Crosby's

[liamrossabby]

CUNT

[georgelee43211]

he looks like will geer of the waltons

[ThomasDeLello]

Ha...!!! A Sperm Donar writing about "Family Love"... Sheee...IT...!!!

[ioriorioriorio]

...and then there was my mamma..she was waitin to die...if you could just reach down there .... I could surely fly!!...(right on CROZ!!)

[CirqueMedrano]

he wrote "Carry Me," which was the song he was singing in this.

[miss9starr7]

If you'd just hear his voice...

you wouldn't guess....

[wunderadam]

Albert Einstein, or David Crosby? haha

[branchaholic]

Mark Twain.

[ItsAllAboutNash]

Good analogies, both of you.  The Croz has a little of both in him.

[dondecker100]

CSN&Y were trendsetters. You lived in 1968 you were in.

People who are still alive from that era still lament about those days because that particular brand of music spoke to a wide segment of society. Name one band that seems to bind society today? Most bands don't last on the charts. You don't hear Benny Goodman all day long do you? Let's give some credit to where it is due...CSN&Y will live on for a long time coming because they continue to teach our children well.

[StratLadyK]

HAHA...guess i made that clear...3s my fave number

[StratLadyK]

and wow---u don't know shit about Croz...

[StratLadyK]

And wow- u obviously don't know shit abouy Croz....and no...he did NOT write Carry ON

[deaneranch]

@StratLadyK Crosby wrote "Carry Me" aboard his boat the "Mayan." I think it was Stills who wrote "Carry On" but that's not in this video.

[Mdriver1981]

wow... he's not drunk

[StratLadyK]

Wow..and u obviously don't know shit about Croz.

And no..he did not write Carry On.

[cowboysfan782008]

Amazing to me that he can speak as well as he does'. I read "Long Time Gone" a couple yrs ago and that dude did some serious free-basing for a LONG time. Grace Slick is a sharp cookie too. I have noticed how much more intelligent 60's musicians are then the Motley Crue, Guns Roses, Poison, Ratt, 80's types. At least the 60's people had substance, And Then did drugs.

[Ayinger]

Cowboysfan, I couldn't agree with you more. I think John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Jimmy Page, David Crosby, Greg Lake, Grace Slick, Ian Anderson and so many others from the 1960s all make 99% of the musicians over the past 25 years look like idiots with all surface and no substance. I wonder if good music will ever return. I have major doubts. When these folks are dead, it will be like Beethoven and Mozart and Bach going away. It was great, and now it's over and it sucks. End of story.

[borski67]

I totally agree.

[Paolo250376]

It's ended in someways, but music is for living emotions. I'm 32 years old and grew up with that amazing music. And it's gonna lead me till the end. My end and not its end. Peace, Paolo.

[ftwsmp]

David Crosby?

Mark Twain?

??????????

[mecanics]

I meant with Mark Twain...

[rockon1898]

Nah, Bruce Baum!

[rickenbacker67]

i found the byrds at 15 and this guy still blows me away and ill always love him

[ruderkonge1976]

He's great. A legend. I think he wrote the best songs in The Byrds.

[shakedownstreet48]

What a life this man has had. Was just listening to Laughing, from one of his solo albums in my car. Had to go to youtube when i got home and look David up.

[mcaguitars]

David is a fantastic human being and a dear friend. I love the song he's playing, 'Carry Me'

...it's a beautiful tune influenced by the diminishing health of his mother. And he's playing it on a guitar I built for him. Good stuff.

[Kegwithlegs]

He 's a good speaker, if he was running for president, I'd vote for him! At least he appears to be an honest person!( not to mention, a great musician)

[zzuna420]

crack head

[gregmpalumbo]

no...no longer....he is a poetic survivor....it is often the pain that produces the art

[zzuna420]

i love crosby just like i love csn but none of them are mucn anymore without neil young

[phddddd]

that's a testimonial to the Keeper of the Flame, and not a derogatory remark of the others.

[grahamclews]

Thanks for posting this! Great interview.. Croz has always been a passionate supporter of music on the 'net.. He was one of the first musicians I heard about to 'Log on' in the mid 90s..

And yes, his voice is still awesome!

Cheers,

[wonderfreakinwoman]

It's amazing how sweet his voice still is...I don't think he's lost a thing after all these years...

[Byrds1967]

It's cool to hear Crosby...anytime!

[chorn82]

Very interesting.

[Josip633]

is there full footage anywhere?