#31 - David Crosby Interview: on Trump and Kanye West 

The interviewer had a very sketchy knowledge of pop/rock music history. David was able to assume the role of tourist guide to a foreign visitor. He was effusive. The tourist was attentive, and the whole thing could not have worked out any better.

@@davidmurray2539 plus, in march 2022, Crosby called Kanye an idiot. prophetic 😁

@@mindsigh4 Yes, but for a very smart guy Croz was very capable of the flippant, not very fulsome response. Similar to initial comment on the death of good guy Eddie Van Halen's death to which Croz's response was, I believe, "Meh." He cleaned it up shortly afterwards of course with words of praise, in the wake of much public blowback in defense of the guitar hero. Sure you can call bad guy Kanye names but for a guy who had to have struggled with his own emotional issues over the many years, you'd have thought David could've added something along the lines of Kanye having a plethora of very serious mental issues, evident to many for a number of years now.

Very sharp and hip for a 78 years

In hindsight he knew his time was short & did the best he could with it - RIP.. His mind was certainly clear & that was apparent in this interview & Twitter post(s) before he passed.

I totally agree with you, I have just made a similar comment.

changing the guys oil is not "working for the guy" LOLOLOLOLOOL

And still an insufferable prick.

@@daviddawson1718 That would be trump

@@jeffmiller2594 well played sir

@@jeffmiller2594 Touche!

Spot on.Crosby's later years have greatly outweighed his addiction years in terms of personality. I only got into CSN a few years ago.I didn't get them earlier because i have a tunnel,closed musical favour.Also,i couldn't warm to them.I now know it was because i saw they didn't always get on.That was unconscious because i didn't know their history. Either way, they are amazing musically.

@@janefriel6895 Yeah... in like the last 5-7 years of his life he really changed and started to reflect deeply on his past and fight his demons. He became way more open and honest as a person.

Ij

Great talent

him, mcguinn and McGuire couldn't get much higher, but that's what he's aiming at.

If you pulled out a joint in that interview it would get smoked before they have even grabbed the matches...

Do you mean 'hear if you listen',? that album is a masterpiece, I can't stop listening to it!

Many people in the listening public would like to bring back those lovely times where the musicians go over their hits, for the umpteenth time. Croz can't afford to spend valuable time rehashing the "good old days," and to what end? There's no creativity in playing retread "cover band" of your own old material. There is enough recorded material where someone can find their favorite performances. You heard David -- doing the same old thing with CSN became sheer torture. Three cranky people trying to ignite the old magic night after night "for the fans" is counter-productive. I'm not going to say why Croz and Graham had a very bitter falling-out, but let's just say that the horse has left the barn and isn't coming back. Croz doesn't "owe" the fans anything other than his honesty and artistic integrity.

When Chris used to play with the Desert Rose Band, they opened for Hag. Chris would talk about the old days, no negative words toward David or anyone

It’s Here if you Listen.

Have a listen to Sierra Ferrell, her songs are all up on youtube. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wVA97QK3gvA.html

The Revelator is my favorite

Lol me too

Real deal?Real stupid

I love Kid Fears off of that album. Great vocal arrangements with Michael Stipe.

Davids got to be kidding when he says stephen stills is not as good technically as the band he plays with now?? What?? Come on croz get real!!!! Stephen, musically & instrumentally was driving force in crosby, stills, nash & young!! Hes one of the great guitarists!

Cool

Interesting attire for a legend. I liked how fast he came off the conversation and told Tom he really liked his shirt (a plaid flannel) and then asked where he got it. Some how I missed the pronunciation of where it was purchased at. Just heard, "F'n Italians". Did anybody get where it was purchased? Thought maybe I heard Yesterday's? Hell if was his size I would have given it to him!

and the O'Pears - they are stunning.

I would add The Quebe Sisters..

It's a great song but Crosby wasn't on it. Stills wrote that and recorded with Buffalo Springfield before CSN started.

Lol, but the look works for him.

It totally works!

Great harmony vocals: Simon & Garfunkel = Scarborough Fair, Seals & Crofts = Diamond Girl, Styx = Best of Times, The Lighthouse Band = Glory

facebook.com/groups/1022589994788659/ I like their version of Helplessly Hoping. Hope it brings more ppl to their music.

@@dnk1870 To be fair, i think he was talking about after he left his stultifying parents' home life & went out on his own. Although i think they helped him along with cheques every so often.

Perhaps he was speaking as a whole. The musicians themselves had to start from the bottom.