David Crosby – Quotes

Generally we don’t really

Generally we don’t really consciously do it as a purpose-driven thing. … It’s really just a response to life. David Crosby

CSNY is a little

CSNY is a little like putting seven pounds of stuff in a three pound bag. David Crosby

I love music. I love making songs. I feel like I’ve been given a path where I can contribute, where I can protest if somebody does something really obviously wrong or inhuman right in front of me, where I can make a difference. Where I can most especially elevate, make you happy, elevate the condition, … Read more

Jimi Hendrix could play

Jimi Hendrix could play better than our best guys and he did it while he was dancing while being completely outrageous. David Crosby

Now record companies are

Now record companies are run by lawyers and accountants. The shift from the one to the other was definitely related to when the takes started to get big. David Crosby

I can’t legislate a

I can’t legislate a song into being, it just will not happen for me. David Crosby

The movie I’ve seen

The movie I’ve seen the most times, boy, that’s a tough one. It would have to be a toss-up between Apocalypse Now and the first Star Wars. I think the first Star Wars. David Crosby

Alec Guinness classed up

Alec Guinness classed up that movie [Star Wars]. Nobody else in that movie knew how to act. Nobody else had a clue of what they were doing. The young guy was a complete loss, absolutely couldn’t act his way out of a bag, but Alec Guinness carried that movie. He was such a class act … Read more

I produced her first

I produced her first album, and I was breaking up with her at the time. That was not comfortable. Falling in love with Joni Mitchell is a bit like falling into a cement mixer! David Crosby

My father being in

My father being in the movie business, I thought being an actor would be great. But when I started singing to people in coffeehouses, you know, singing folk music and then, later, singing songs that I started to write myself, I felt more than an affinity for it. David Crosby