Singer, songwriter and guitarist, David Crosby (Crosby, Stills & Nash) has created a stir on Twitter, after what many viewed as a rebuff of Eddie Van Halen, who passed away on October 6th.
After a Twitter follower asked Crosby for his opinion of Van Halen, Crosby replied simply: “Meh ….” His terse response received criticism including Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick, who tweeted back, “I appreciate @thedavidcrosby too much for this to get in the way, but a much better answer would have been: ‘I know he meant a lot to so many but his sound & style just weren’t my thing.'” He then pointed out that singer-songwriter Patti Smith, who has never appeared to be much of a Van Halen fan either, still managed to post a polite note following the iconic guitarist’s passing. L.A. Guns’ Tracii Guns concurred, firing back at Crosby, “Wrong answer as f–k and rude as f–k!!! There are better ways to say you don’t care for someone’s music. That was very disrespectful. And yes straight out f–k you and your smug answer.”
The following day, Crosby tweeted,. “[Jimi] Hendrix changed the world of guitar. Nobody else really,” he wrote. “[L]ook I get it ..many of you loved Van Halen ….and the one time I met [him] he was nice ….and he was talented …meh to me means I don’t care that much ….and I don’t …doesn’t mean he wasn’t good , he was but not for me.”
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Most hard rock guitarists have taken their inspiration from Jimi Hendrix, as well as from other sources like classical and blues. Sixties musicians and their outlets, like Rolling Stone and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, harshly denounced the strain of rock that took Hendrix as a major influence and became heavy metal. They also attacked the hard rock and metal artists for not making common ground with political groups, as the Sixties musicians had done.
So I am not surprised that Crosby has acted so unprofessionally.
I guess crosby has become a true crotchety old man, to purposely and passive aggressively downplay eddie van Halen’s gifts after his passing is the epitome of bloated,
egotistical pomposity , f–k you Crosby ~
I bet David Crosby’s mustache smells like a dog fart
With all due respect, Crosby sir, NO ONE knows who you are and your individual contribution to music. Everyone knows EVH – from his iconic solo in “Beat It,” from his Van Halen catalogue, from his ground breaking soundtrack composing in the film “The Wild Life.” You were an initial in a band title; Eddie IS Van Halen. Nice try Crosby to get in the news cycle for a day or two.
…Or as a sperm donor for Melissa Etheridge’s children. As sadly, her son, who was from this diseased dirtbag’s DNA, died of an opioid addiction. Why anyone would consciously use David Crosby is beyond me. I would have asked Eddie Van Halen. 🙂
Wow, that’s terrible news that happened to their kid creation, I didn’t know that.
I remember Howard bagging on Ethridge and Crosby for that sperm donour thing. I think they were even on the cover of Rolling Stoned.
Why is Crosby on socials anyways? I guess he’s quite advanced in his senility. Stills thought Crosby was an egotistical dick.
https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2019/03/11/Graham-Nash-interview-Crosby-Stills-Young-Over-the-Years-Pittsburgh-This-Path-Tonight-Carnegie/stories/201903110080
Yes, Tasker,
Very sad, he probably inherited the addiction gene from Crosby.
As I stated before, anyone who would consciously use him as a sperm donor, has their brain firmly planted up their behind. Actually, Etheridge’s first choice was Brad Pitt, but I guess that did not work out. Pitt is not without his addiction issues, either, but as far as I know, he was never a junkie.
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Hippies wanted change in the 60s. They wrote songs about the desire for change, vocalized this desire through media. They wanted revolution. So to make these desires come to fruition, the hippies sat around getting high, didn’t shower, proceeded to get the crabs and fueled their activistic stance by, well, doing absolutely nothing causative. That being said, Edward Van Halen actually changed things forever in rock and roll. It may not have been a political or social change, but he put smiles on millions of faces, changed the approach to guitar playing, developed gear, and was a true innovator. To boot, he knew how to write a catchy hook and sing. So, what do I say to a hippie that immediately responds with arrogance upon the passing of the most important rock guitarist since Hendrix? Just one thing comes to mind. F.U. DAVID CROSBY. I have spoken, and I thank you for the platform.