David Crosby, who embodied the Woodstock generation, dies at 81

Few groups were as well suited to their time as CSNY, embodying both the laid-back dreaminess and the pent-up social anger of the period.

“They believed in me, and I let them down,” Mr. Crosby told the Toronto Star in 1989. “I became a junkie sleazebag, a criminal, paranoid fool. I didn’t take care of anything — not my friends, not my music, not myself.” For 15 years, he didn’t have so much as a beer. He later began to smoke marijuana again, angering some sobriety advocates.

Back in Los Angeles, he met Stills and Nash at either Mitchell’s home or that of Cass Elliot, the lead singer of the Mamas & the Papas. Accounts differ on where they met, but Mr. Crosby, Stills and Nash spontaneously began singing together and made plans to form a group.“The reason we used our own names when we started the band was because we also wanted to pursue individual careers as well,” Mr. Crosby told the Los Angeles Times in 1994.

Mr. Crosby received a liver transplant in 1994 and, at various times, dealt with heart ailments, hepatitis, diabetes, a motorcycle crash and a house lost to an earthquake. In the late 1990s, he formed a band named CPR — not as a comment on his physical condition but for the primary band members: Mr. Crosby, Jeff Pevar and James Raymond.his biological father.

Loved him, RIP. Hope you are playing on the other side.

can you guys tone down the narc energy for like 5 seconds?

The Washington poo

Drivel.

You say 'cautionary symbol', I say 'dude fucked up, got sober, and lived to be 81!' That's not a 'cautionary symbol' that's a fucking success story! He was basically sober for several decades and this is how you phrase it?

Terrible tweet.

Bah! He was a fighter and survivor. That he lived to 81 in spite of everything is remarkable!

This was fine until the last sentence. He was clean for what, 35+ years? Show some respect. He was an icon.

😢 RIP

Shut up and let a girl grieve. 🥺

Did the f*cking hall monitor write this tweet? RockAndRollIsWhatItIs

He died at 81. No need to bring up drug use in the headline. He made it.

The man just died. Can you wait until his body is cold before the expose?

I loved this man’s music. I am thankful that despite his many well documented drug adventures David made it to 81. Blessing to his family and many friends!

And snitching on his buddies- don’t forget that

Jeff Beck... Randy Bachman... David Crosby... these musicians are reaching a critical point. They are leaving us at an accelerated pace now that they are in their 70's to mid 80's.

But… hey WaPo. The real cautionary symbol is your masthead.

Sad

While alive, David lived!

🔹️ 'I have flown the frantic flight of the bat-wing' ~ David Crosby 🔹️ May he rest easy on the wings of angels...

Don't bash people when they're gone ffs

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