Snag Your Copy Since Then: How I Survived Everything And Lived To Tell About It Invented By David Crosby Issued As Manuscript
the first one was disappointing, the sequel was infuriating, Even less discussion of music than there was in sitelinkLong Time Gone, You wouldn't even know he was a musician except that he mentions going on tour a few times, Instead we get the annoying pontifications of an arrogant, slightly racist braggart who just loves to drop names, This book covers the period where he made Thousand Roads, which though cheesy as hell is an album that holds quite a lot of meaning for me, and it was mentioned once in passing just so that he could tell us that he cowrote a song with Phil Collins.
Very, very disappointing. And many of his rants, especially toward the end, made me roll my eyes so hard they just about fell out of my head, Don't even bother with this ridiculous book, HUGE Crosby, Stills, Nash amp Young fan, Loved it. Despite several decades of fame as a musician, David Crosby wants you to know that he is broke, except for those assets he chooses not to sell.
Sliding through this book was almost as boring through any Crosby, Stills, and Nash album, What the hell was I smoking that prompted me to borrow this book from the Internet Archive
That said, "Almost Cut My Hair" remains one of my favorite songs.
David Crosby has always been a mentor to me, Ever since I first heard Deja Vu, I have been hooked, I still sing several of his songs: Laughing, What Are Their Names, . . Tamalpais High At About, Traction In The Rain, Nobody writes songs like him, Well, except maybe me! From A Reader's Journal, by d r melbie,ofbooks pledged to read duringAnother of those bio's that make you feel as if your just hanging out with the guy, Only you end up feeling absolutely amazed that he's not only still alive but still putting out such wonderful music, This was a most excellent book, I have been listening to him for a good many years, I even had the privilege of seeing him live, and this book gave me a lot of insight as to who David Crosby really is.
Love him or hate him, he is a polarizing individual, who happens to make a lot of good music,
Reading Since Then is like having an intense conversation with a group of close friends who finish each other's sentences, While Crosby talks about his life experiences without preaching or apologizing, coauthor Gottlieb offers insight and gives the reader the social and political context, Crosby's reputation for being outspoken and controversial is affirmed throughout the book, most notably when he reflects on the music industry, Crosby cuts himself no slack, however, and extends his honesty and frank comments to his own choices,
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I began with the second installment of Croz's life,
So, I'm not coming from the position of having read Long Time Gone,
Still, his music and his relationships make more sense to me after reading Since Then
Physically, the book layout is a bit unusual but it is explained as you begin the read.
Say what you may, he is a rock and roll survivor, a twotime inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
and an icon of counterculture.
Still, the book was a series of interesting disclosures to me,
Yes, I knew there were demons and struggles but now, the picture is more complete,
He's still an enigma, but Since Then has him addressing problems head on and coping with the consequences of his actions,
It is "a candid chronicle from an outspoken legendary musician"
It's dramatic, . . but would you expect less
It's turbulent, deeply personal and yet spoken with a skillful subtlety in certain areas,
There were troubled relationships but I saw the balance of those who truly loved him,
You'll travel through many an issue and controversy,
But, I'll leave them to your own discovery,
I read this statement once:
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I began with the second installment of Croz's life,
So, I'm not coming from the position of having read Long Time Gone,
Still, his music and his relationships make more sense to me after reading Since Then
Physically, the book layout is a bit unusual but it is explained as you begin the read.
Say what you may, he is a rock and roll survivor, a twotime inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
and an icon of counterculture.
Still, the book was a series of interesting disclosures to me,
Yes, I knew there were demons and struggles but now, the picture is more complete,
He's still an enigma, but Since Then has him addressing problems head on and coping with the consequences of his actions,
It is "a candid chronicle from an outspoken legendary musician"
It's dramatic, . . but would you expect less
It's turbulent, deeply personal and yet spoken with a skillful subtlety in certain areas,
There were troubled relationships but I saw the balance of those who truly loved him,
You'll travel through many an issue and controversy,
But, I'll leave them to your own discovery,
I read this statement once:
"David Crosby is a singer/songwriter who lives his lyrics"
Indeed he does, A typical auto bio, a little selfevident ego, but I enjoyed revisiting the's and the's with such a character! This is a wellwritten memoir, David Crosby's second collaboration with Carl Gottlieb, that covers his life until, when the book was published.
A streetsmart, selftaught man, Crosby's done some good, some bad, and some incredibly stupid things, gotten a liver transplant, and still makes music, Told in the first, second, and thirdpersons, through interviews with his family, friends, and associates, as well as Crosby himself, this is a story of luck and stupidity as well as of sadness, tragedy, redemption and triumph.
Good not great
After reading Crosbys first book I felt I had to complete the story with the second book, I found this to be less of a continuation of his biography and more of a soapbox to hear his opinions on everything, more on life lessons learned from that goldenthroated felon, exdrug addict, reformed hippie and pistolero david crosby: his numerous illnesses, surgeries and chronic ailments from decades of drug use, debauchery, and motorcycle accidents his many children from famous lesbians, communal living in thes and his formerly drugaddled wife jan his falling off the wagon and out of favor with the AA folks by smoking pot and of course the usual hijinx with the cops.
clearly, he didn't think he'd live this long and now he really wants to live, to be a part of all of his children's lives.
he's diabetic. he's got circulatory issues. he's already had one liver transplant, he trashed his life and recovered beautifully, he trashed his body and now he's staggering into old age with his adoring wife by his side who's had her fair share of drugs, surrounded by progeny and surprise! he's broke.
wait, what!
maybe that's why he wrote this book and the one before it money! sure, there's the odd musician here or there who wants to hear all about the anatomy of this song or what happened during that recording session but for the most part, this is a chance for "the croz" to set the record straight and maybe get a fat check.
and yes, he explains himself quite well but you're still left wondering what happened to all that money,
this book wasn't as lurid as the first one but yeesh i remember finishing it and thanking Jesus that i didn't fall off the deep end with drugs, that i didn't smoke, that i worked hard to take care of myself physically.
if reading something like this doesn't compel you to at least try to live clean for the sake of the middle age years and the old age you might live to see, nothing will.
Comme ci comme ca
Good but a little preachy at times, A little longer than it needed to be,
Generally it was a little better than okay but the preachiness kind of brought it down in the end, But very entertaining. I'll have to go back and read the first book now,
I didn't really know there were any semisane people who believed in an apocalypse, But he apparently came from a family of believers, so we can't even really blame it on the drugs, And he legitimately qualified for his transplant, Was an interesting update on a great musician and a self destructive man, If anyone thinks drugs and booze adds to the glamorous life should read how messed up ones life can get, Not alot about music in this which was a let down, Unlike the Clampton and Keef autobiographies, this can be passed unless you are a pure CSNampY fan, It's always interesting to read about talented people, Interesting documentary screen play, possibly feature like format with up to three narratives, one of which is more or less a guest spot, providing many narratives.
. . looks like I'll take in this collection of autobiographies from last 'till first, A story is a story is a story, . . time is time literal set changes come easy, no
As far as the details, . . I'm like 'judge not' having said that I liked some of the song references and biz, especially the independent advice, The rest is pure subjective, . . a look from the mountaintop down, . . former CSNampY bass player, Fuzzy Samuel has a song called, 'Walk a mile in my shoes', . . which kind of says it, Fuzzy introduced me to Fred Neil back in ', and there I also met Bobby Ingram,
I've sung harmony with the band from out in the audience, and I was at the recent recording at SLO, . . so, ahh, and I still talk to Fuzzy, at least once a week, The sound, the blend of Nash amp Crosby is a magical thing,
Now I'm starting in on Stand and be counted and the first one, Long Time Gone, The beginning was interesting how does this man still get up in the morning! Second half got too political and boring, It's a good read, I'm a big fan of CSN, I am so glad David made it out from his dark years, Keep on making music David Let me begin by admitting that I am a huge David Crosby fan, I always have been, right from his songs with the Byrds to CSN to his solo work, I read Long Time Gone and felt it did a fine job of letting us into his life and his music, Since Then lives up to the promise of its title and brings readers up to date on Crosby's travails and triumphs in the areas of health, social justice, and personal life.
There's precious little discussion of the fine music he has produced in the pastyears, so those who are expecting background info on songs, albums, tours, or music will definitely be disappointed.
If you're only interested in Crosby's music, steer clear of this one and read Long Time Gone instead, .