David Crosby Gives Advice On Addiction, Monogamy, and Junkies | Ask Croz

For the second episode of Ask Croz, we had the chance to sit down with Crosby in person and ask him questions on video that he’d never seen in advance.
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[@alex2980]

I love when he laughs at the question. Rest in peace David 😢

[@tonym2513]

Agree. There are a bunch of these out there now, and in a few he does the greatest cackle when he sees the question.

[@jamesd.wheeler6190]

As a boomer I never thought Id see the day a rock star of my era give out advise! Croz nailed it!

[@sammyvh11]

Ditto he's a mensch

[@SuperStrik9]

Croz gives good advice overall imo. Would love him to continue this series as of Nov 2022 but haven't found any recent vids unfortunately.

[@whitneygibson3431]

I have always been drawn to him, from his younger days looking adorable with his wild head of hair, to now, with the gentle peace you can hear in his speech, hard-won after a lifetime of rebellion & addiction to hard drugs, this man is a survivor & an example that you can move past, rise above, shake off, brush aside, roll over, get up, push down all the things once believed to rule your every waking moment, every dollar you earn, every promise broken, David Crosby got another chance & he took it, we should feel honored to still have him with us, for I'm pretty certain he sidestepped death more than once, both with his copious drug use & resulting health conditions. He appears calm, peaceful & at home in this modern world that his hippies wouldn't even recognize it.

[@EmeraldWoodArchives]

I love you, David. You had a great life, man. A great, great life. May you rest in peace. I'm gonna go listen to your haunting harmonies on the early Byrds records now. Bless you.

[@Milanvaneijk]

Ha, this is like BigThink for rebels, creatives, artists & outlaws. I love it.

[@katherinehunter9526]

All great advice David. Teach your Children Well! ✌💖🎸🎶👍

[@TheClemcaster]

Spot on about our black brothers Croz. I have American friends. I've loved American roots music for as long as I've played guitar - some 40 years. Cinema, Art, literature and a constitution. America has given the world much. Having said that, there is an element that is intolerant, bigoted, mind-bendingly ignorant and arrogant beyond all understanding. For someone who looks on from the outside, that seems like a lot to withstand for someone who is the polar opposite of all those things. You made it this far though....and I have confidence that the best of the United States WILL overcome.

[@crt1975]

Loved this! More please!

[@sammyb1001]

Excellent advice!!!! I know a loved one follows you on Twitter and raves but I never knew. What a sage!!!! What a life lived and living!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@mgmassey174]

Rest in peace kind and wise soul.💯❤️🌹🙏

[@Nikkipicky]

Words of wisdom

[@nanny287]

I love David and miss his voice, music, and words. He seemed the same onstage and off; an authentic person. This is why he was so talented in his composing, harmonizing, and musical ability generally to answering these “Everyman” queries. RIP talented, sir. You are missed. 🎶❤️🎶

[@marjorieprintz2468]

Love you Crosby💕Love all the good wisdom.

[@SpainSpain-kr8lh]

Wow. I was ready to not like this but Dave really knows his s^5t.

[@craigmbartlett]

These are addictive. Thanks David!

[@titmusspaultpaul5]

Really good advice. Smart man and super talented musician.

[@jonnythegreek1]

Thee Ask Croz videos are great!

[@patriciarichmond607]

excellent interview thanks Dave.

[@kellyferguson6100]

Excellent content. More!

[@frederickacerra7766]

I could watch this all day .He is a great man to ask for life advice after all he has had some life and if anyone can tell you about life and how to live it would be David Crosby

[@terrypotomski4350]

I could too. Why did they not continue it?

[@macvoutie]

I've heard so many stories of what a bad guy David Cosby is supposed to be yet here I find a pretty wise old dude who doesn't show any evil traits and comes across as a kind guy.

[@wossgwuanin8072]

And from what I’ve seen Graham Nash is spiteful and mean, full of resentment and anger.

[@macvoutie]

@@wossgwuanin8072 Apparently but how do we explain the others being also of the same view as Nash ?

[@davebartholome2924]

Well, I don’t know, ‘cause I don’t know the man, but I suspect that when he was whacked out on coke and heroin, like he was for years, he was probably kind of an asshole. And I suspect that he’s a much better human being sober.

[@roncoghlan8196]

I couldn't agree more.

[@humanbeing5300]

He’s brutally honest and as you know most people can’t handle the truth

[@nosaj666]

This man is a sage. Bless him

[@rachelwick4221]

Love his responses

[@julief2737]

SPOT ON SIR!! Bravo!👏👏👏👏❤✌

[@pictopoezia]

Love him, just love him!

[@darrellmanley3555]

Dig his take on hippies.

[@lisawolf7980]

Love you Croz 💕💜💕

[@rachelwick4221]

He’s the best!

[@3243_]

My condolences, thoughts, and prayers for Crosby's family and friends. May he rest in peace.

[@tebogomathete]

He's amazing !!!!

[@gabzpot]

Great advices.

[@infiniteandroid]

Thank you sir!!!!!

[@dr.gonzogoesberserk4187]

Chances are the person who asked about being a hippie in America has probably already seen this video and won't come back, but I have some advice on that. I've kept up a hippie appearance, along with most hippie ideals: I like to wear tie-dye, I keep my hair long, and I've kept a beard for years, so I've gotten my fair share of hate, hateful looks, and antagonizing. In fact, I know I've been followed around in stores before because of my looks. I will say that I probably wasn't hassled as much as someone with a smaller build because I'm 6'6 and built like a defensive lineman (mostly fat though because I don't work out), regardless though, my advice is to just ignore them if it's verbal harassment. The way I was raised, I'm not scared to fight, but if you're not comfortable fighting and you're in a situation that seems like it'll escalate to that, I really don't know what to tell you other than to just try to diffuse the situation with your words and hope the person is just a punk-ass just wanting shits and giggles.

[@apoked]

Love him!

[@papichefitup]

I love these

[@itsonlyatail]

67 years old and I still consider myself a hippie!

[@hipnicity]

Yes!

[@PIPA1302]

This guy is a treasure

[@bonbdylan]

God i love this man

[@2340Vegas]

Just as a side note - In 1964 David Crosby, before joining The Bryds, recorded a version of the later to be HIppie anthem "Get Together'.

[@idiosyncraticmushroom3030]

I love his hat

[@noname1st139]

A year is a minute in an addicts Life, learn to love sobriety and love yourself, I been clean for 5 years and only smoke cannabis now, heroin & alcohol, Valium,heminevrin,any Downer, bit of coke or phet here and there for 18 years and you don't care if you die and sometimes wanted to die.rehab,my guitar, ganja saved me from destruction.The ironic thing is that the alcohol, that is totally legal, did the most damage, with liver disease at 30,but carried on drinking til 40. Alcohol was the worse to come off too.

[@noname1st139]

@Barbara Witchey I know that feeling,I risked my life on a few occasions,my friend locked me in his flat so I couldn't get out to drink but the urge got so bad 1 day I climbed out on the balcony held on to the guttering balancing on a 4 inch railing walking sidewards for 10-25 metres just so I could get in the neighboring flat si no they'd let me out, I didn't even know them and actually surprised they didn't get the police on me and took pity, alcohol is ridiculously addictive 😠

[@ngabushallday6642]

Sorry man, but you're not clean if you're smoking pot. To be clean is to be living drug and alcohol free, to be completely abstinent. Say what you like, but that is the reality of it.

[@louispconstant6624]

@@ngabushallday6642 The only reality you really know is your own. To change from hardcore drugs to only pot is amazing. Not clean? Please.

[@HardTruthsReviews]

A year is a minute when you're actively using. It's a minute is a year in early sobriety.

[@noname1st139]

@@ngabushallday6642 ok pedantic Polly I'm free from hard dangerous drugs 🙄😂

[@hipnicity]

Wise!

[@drewhamillband]

wise words

[@JoshMaxPower]

When the kid shows up at the door with a 1954 Martin D-28, then you can talk, yes?

[@eno8759]

Josh Max at the end of the day its a piece of wood with strings. Family is more important

[@wossgwuanin8072]

Nobody chooses to be born

[@RicardoGordo]

Damn... I want Croz to be my grandpa.

[@davidbergin6184]

Damn, he’s good at this.

[@chainsawteddybear]

Fucking love this man

[@dannyishere139]

Just take it one day at a time man! And know that I love you.

[@tp8773]

3:44 the tone of his voice sounded like his younger self

[@777jones]

Tom Payne his voice does sound same as his youth.

[@bunbunthemagnificent7025]

First off... LOVE CSN! Second.. This man needs to be the President of the United States of America. Or atleast a podcast... sheesh...

[@andmoreagain5323]

whatd he say at 4mins.. when the "slip dreams" go away?

[@johnkuthe1]

I would never eve TRY Heroin! Lou Reed's song "Heroin" put me off heroin! I wrote the lyrics of that song on a Venture stock shelf, from memory!

[@MrCathyarnold]

What an amazing friend you woul be

[@S955US84]

If there was ever a walking, talking DON'T DO DRUGS AD - It's this DC character

[@zazubombay]

For the person who asked Croz how to heal from the death of his son. Watch this video -- it's someone else who went through the same thing speaking about his personal jouney & it's only 9 minutes. Hope this helps. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6OUhqatqdOAaJY&feature=em-uploademail

[@pedrammaghsoudi1811]

Why can't we go on as 3 was right on time 😂😂😂😂

[@gregdahlen4375]

I'm thankful I'm not addictive

[@ncrmh]

croz knows his shit.

[@if6was929]

Whichever substance you've been addicted to, whether its tobacco, alcohol, coke, heroin, etc. its important to remember that you will always and forever be an addict. Being clean for one year or 25 years will never change that fact but dramatically changing your lifestyle for a long time can help with staying clean. If the guy who wrote the question is going to smoke pot with the same people he used to do other drugs with than he's headed for a relapse. Croz is right, one year isn't long enough but there are other questions about the questioner that need to be asked.

[@batgurrl]

if6was929 I was a smoker until I had a collapsed lung was in a coma for a week was on a vent and in rehab for almost a year. Now that I am home I still want a cigarette after I eat and am taunted by 2 characters or movie characters smoking or David Bowie smoking a cigarette in videos. Sure it is toxic but it still looks cool to me

[@dh5645]

Fact: there are ways other than drugs and alcohol to augment your reality

[@thevinyltruffle]

D H Awesome. You go ahead and do that.

[@Amandanumnum]

Tell me

[@wossgwuanin8072]

Yeah but I ain’t got the time or patience to lay in some tank for 12 hours so drugs pls

[@LeonNikkidude]

If you guys serious about sobriety even coffee maybe dangerous!

[@lionheartroar3104]

Damn when was the last time he washed that yard thing on his head?

[@arricammarques1955]

DC= The Rolling Stoned

[@tomedwards6354]

It is NOT ok for ANYBODY to be treated like 2nd class citizens. It's either ok for ANYBODY to discriminate or it's not!

[@Baci302]

David had any woman he wanted for a long time. Given his history, I think it's been very easy for him to come to terms with monogamy. Makes sense. Running around with different women is not having a fulfilling relationship. It's just a hollow sexual experience.

[@stevenschrecengost5607]

Good stuff David. Thought the whole trump thing was a bit much though. I mean I don’t like the guy either but to suggest that a divorce may be in the question because of ones support of him I just find a bit repulsing. I mean if you’re questioning your love for someone just because they have different political views I think that’s more the fault of the individual taking offense. It’s one thing if they’re a white supremacist but just supporting trump? That’s a bit too much and just speaks to the divide on this country. It’s so bad even people are questioning whether to leave their loved ones and break up families because one of them supports trump. I’m surprised more people didn’t think this was a bit shallow of David..

[@jadams4151]

Trump IS a white supremacist. To support him is to support white supremacy.

[@stevenschrecengost5607]

@@jadams4151 lol that’s incredibly moronic and simplistic of you.

[@goodmorning6827]

I had a horrible experience with David Crosby at Steven Still’s house in 1968 right after thy gave a concert at the Greek theatre. I’ve never forgotten the incident. I was sitting on the floor with some friends, leaning against the wall, when suddenly Crosby appeared right in front of me, arms folded truculently, his shoes right against my legs, glaring down at me. I had never met him and had no idea what motivated his obviously aggressive and completely out of the blue behavior. I didn’t want to get in a fist fight with Crosby, even if he was being a complete asshole. I was a guest. So I just looked down at the floor until he finally walked away. But I’ve always wondered why he did that and why he picked me. As I said, I had never had the slightest contact with Crosby until that moment.

[@perrytokin5787]

Maybe he thought you were a narc.

[@ericunderwood1482]

Good morning....He probably though you were a narc....that's what I think....so don't take it personal....Eric Underwood class of 81 Downey High School...

[@marktrail1]

1968? Dude,let it go. Thats a long time to hold a grudge.

[@salvarriale161]

Very interesting read.. I totally believe it..

[@goodmorning6827]

@@salvarriale161 I id happen, just as I described it. I notice Graham Nash had similar problems with Crosby, and wouldn't speak to him for years.

[@salvarriale161]

I thought, i met a man who said he knew a man who knew what was going on... Make peace with Graham...

[@salvarriale161]

@Musical Box I would love to see these guys one more time it's probably a long shot though

[@onefoot7]

If you are an addict, you then cannot do anything that is a substance, that's it for your life, he is wrong here, pot is not even acceptable.....do nothing and go a day at a time

[@Jacqueandme]

Many addicts would still be using hard drugs if it were not for cannabis.

[@MaartenVrijman]

Psilocybine mushrooms got me off the booz and cigarettes. They work anti addictive. Been sober for 8 years now... 😊

[@martinbrodie8507]

SCIENCE says cannabis is medicine.

[@spoonerpurple]

instead of going to pot get some good counseling to find out why you want to do this

[@martinbrodie8507]

It's called cannabis and SCIENCE says it's medicine -- retired medical professional.

[@timothyramsey9811]

He is trying so hard to be politically correct it makes me sick

[@sammyjo2852]

I HATE that he’s gone. 🥲😞🥲