Tributes have been pouring in to the late David Crosby, including from his former bandmates. Neil Young and Graham Nash paid tribute, and so did Stephen Stills, who wrote:
I read a quote in this morning’s paper attributed to composer Gustav Mahler that stopped me for a moment:
‘Death has, on placid cat’s paws, entered the room.’
I shoulda known something was up.
David and I butted heads a lot over time, but they were mostly glancing blows, yet still left us numb skulls..
I was happy to be at peace with him.
He was without question a giant of a musician, and his harmonic sensibilities were nothing short of genius.
The glue that held us together as our vocals soared, like Icarus, towards the sun.
I am deeply saddened at his passing and shall miss him beyond measure.
Also read a tribute from The Byrds’ Chris Hillman, and read even more tributes here.