The musician david crosbyfounder of The Byrds, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and recognized figure of American folk rock, passed away today at the age of 81.
“It is with great sadness, after a long illness, that our beloved David (Croz) Crosby has passed away. He was lovingly surrounded by his wife and soul mate Jan and his son Django,” his wife said in a statement.
And he added: “Although he is no longer here with us, his humanity and kind soul will continue to guide and inspire us,” continues the statement in which the family requests respect for privacy “as we deal with our profound loss.”
The musician, singer, guitarist and composer, was one of the central names of the English-speaking rock scene in the 1960s and 1970s. Reason for which he was inducted twice into the Rock Hall of Fame for his membership in two bands that respectively marked an era.
Among his hits with The Byrds are: “Eight Miles High,” “So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star,” and “Turn! Turn! Turn!” Then his solo debut would come in 1971, with the album “If I Could Only Remember My Name”, a title that described his mental and emotional state at that time.
After several episodes with drugs and alcohol, the musician with a tumultuous life, in 1994 had to undergo surgery and received a liver transplant that was paid for by the musician Phil Collins, after being diagnosed with hepatitis C.
After a long career, his last studio work was the album, “For Free”, title due to a song by Joni Mitchell, with whom he was a couple in the late 60s, which came out in 2021.
