David Crosby
David Crosby
David Van Cortlandt Crosbyis an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. In addition to his solo career, he was a founding member of three bands: the Byrds; Crosby, Stills & Nash; and CPR...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth14 August 1941
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
years sea class
When I was 11 years old, my parents wanted me to do something besides get in trouble. So they enrolled me in sailing classes at the Sea Shell Association in Santa Barbara, Calif. From the moment I climbed into that 8-foot dinghy in 1952, I knew instinctively what to do and sensed I had done it before.
song years whales
My songs emerge unbidden and unplanned and completely on a schedule of their own...We have, all of us, over the years, written things that responded to the world as it slapped us in the face. Me and Nash, singing "To the Last Whale" and "Find the Cost of Freedom". Stills coming up with "For What It's Worth". These came right out of the news. People have accused us of taking stances and the truth is we don't.
music years sometimes
Sometimes the entire thing comes out in one burst. Sometimes you hack away at a thing for years before you get something that satisfies you.
music writing years
I write very sporadically. I write sometimes three things in a week and then nothing for a year. I make a space for it but I don't push it. They just come and they come.
needs wells decided
When did I decide to go into business? Well, it wasn't a business, when I decided. It was simply a need to sing.
song schedules
My songs emerge from my life, or wherever they do, unbidden and unplanned and completely on a schedule of their own.
song i-can happens
I can't legislate a song into being; it just will not happen for me.
bags littles stuff
CSNY is a little like putting seven pounds of stuff in a three pound bag.
father home sailing
Sailing became one of the mainstreams of my life. I suppose my father was an influence. I remember seeing a photo of him at home sailing a big boat to Bermuda in his 20s. I still have it.
music mean thinking
The greatest thing is the internet and that means that anybody, you have just as much access as I do. And you can make your little tape and work on it and work on it until you got it the way you want it. And then you can put it on the net. And if it's any damn good somebody's gonna notice. That's happened over and over again now. To me that's good. That's good access that isn't controlled by the companies. I think that's a great thing.
writing attention drunkenness
While I was an addict, I didn't write anything. I didn't have the attention span or the will.
white singers musician
I'd have to say that Kenny White has earned a place among my favorite singer/songwritersand particularly, lyricists. As we say in the trade “he goes deep.” A true wordsmith AND musician who reveals a fine sense of humor, as well. Put on your headphones and listen carefully.
ocean mean sea
It's hard to bullshit the ocean. It's not listening, you know what I mean.
truth freedom knowledge
"It can't happen here" is number one on the list of famous last words.