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David Crosby

American Musician

Born: Aug 14, 1941

Because Good Me Music People You

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I've always been a very careful sailor. I know, me and being careful - doesn't really sound right, does it? But when I sail, I take it seriously and take along spares for everything. You have to be careful when you're 1,500 miles from land. There's no one you can call. You're on your own. David Crosby

Me You Seriously Sail Own Everything Be Careful Take No-One Along Know Call Does Always Sound Sailor Been Very Being Land Spares Really Your Miles Right Careful

I'm older than I'd like and I'm creaky, but I'm doing alright. David Crosby

Older Like Alright Doing Than

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

Me Song Will Legislate Just Being Happen

My songs emerge from my life, or wherever they do, unbidden and unplanned and completely on a schedule of their own. David Crosby

Life My Life Own Emerge Schedule Songs Wherever

I love Stephen Stills and Neil Young dearly. We talk all the time. We see each other. David Crosby

Love Time Young Other Neil Neil Young See Talk Dearly Each

There are a lot of people who look great but can't sing. David Crosby

Great People Look Sing Lot Who

I come from a school of people, folk singers, and the tradition there is troubadours, and you're carrying a message. Now admittedly, our job is partly just to make you boogie, just make you want to dance. Part of our job is to take you on a little voyage, tell you a story. David Crosby

You People School Dance Job Boogie Our Tell Carrying Folk Admittedly Take Part Come Message Singers Make Partly Voyage Tradition Just Want Story Little Now

I do see things that are funny on the net. I Googled myself the other day and found out that I was worth $250m, and that I was the highest-paid guy in show business! I wish so hard it was true. It is, of course, the complete opposite. I'm neither rich nor do I make a lot of money. David Crosby

Funny Myself Day Business Money Worth Wish Rich Other Complete Complete Opposite Out Neither See Net Guy True Make Course Opposite Nor Lot Hard Show Show Business Found Things

I started singing in coffeehouses when I was still in high school, in Santa Barbara. I took a job washing dishes and busing tables in the coffeehouse, so I could be there, and would beg permission to sing harmony with the guy who was singing onstage. That was the first time I ever got on a stage in front of people. David Crosby

Time People School Job First Singing Stage Took Harmony High Would Tables High School Guy Could Onstage Sing First Time Got Permission Still Beg Front Dishes Barbara Santa Who Washing Ever Started

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. I felt a calling. David Crosby

Music Myself Great You Business People Father Thought Singing Later Would Would-Be Folk Folk Music More Write Songs Know Calling Felt Affinity Than Being Movie Movie Business Then Actor Started

I don't collect the way other people do. Some people collect rare guitars, like, 'I have a '54 Strat worth $50,000.' And I don't collect the way Nash does. Nash has Duane Allman's guitar and Johnny Cash's guitar. I bought guitars because they sounded good. I played them, they sounded unbelievably good, and I couldn't resist. David Crosby

I use a lot of tunings because I listen to a lot of jazz. David Crosby

Jazz Because Lot Listen Use

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. David Crosby

Life Home Remember Father My Life Big Photo Seeing Suppose Him Became Sailing Still His Influence Boat

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