![]() ![]() You just turned it into a big hit record. 1 (1963-1972) in 2009 in a different mix with a harmonica introduction. It peaked at #153 on the Billboard 200, recorded on their 2006 Freedom of Speech tour. A group version of John Sebastians How Have You Been is to die for and would have made a fine addition, even if it makes sense Sebastian kept it for his solo debut. , Stills brought "Woodstock" into the band, having already worked out the arrangement for it while playing with Jimi Hendrix in September 1969 this was released on the 2018 Hendrix album Both Sides of the Sky. I’ll be forever grateful for that.Good to very good condition. But in my particular case, my mother and father never allowed me to fall for that and they encouraged my passion for music. The Hollies were five kids that were supposed to stay in Manchester and do what our dads and grandfathers did, either go work in a mill or in a mine. ![]() You try and soak up all that music and bring out your own songs and that’s what we all did. CSNY perform at San Diego’s Balboa Stadium. We all love our idols I loved Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent. It’s a continuous stream of music and it’s all linked by chains of history. It’s a long chain that stretches way back to a time where someone somewhere banging on a log in a cave right up to Lady Gaga. There’s stuff that you’re going to love that your kids won’t like. There’s stuff that you hate that your parents loved. What do you think of today’s music and what do you think the future of music is? Article content Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Graham Nash and David Crosby jam before a packed house at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre in 1999. ![]() This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. In 100 years, they’ll only be talking about Bob Dylan, the Beatles, maybe the Rolling Stones, and definitely Joni. There’s a certain national pride of knowing those two Canadian musicians were in the forefront of rock n’ roll at that time. They love rock n’ roll up in Canada and you’re obviously proud of Neil and Joni, of course. Do you have any special memories of playing up in Canada? David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young. We tried our best, but they weren’t as good as the others. What did you make of those later CSNY albums? The four of you regrouped twice more, for 1989’s American Dream and 1999’s Looking Forward. I still talk to Stephen and Neil, but I don’t think any of us have spoken to David in a year or so. We have to really like each other and right now we don’t. We have to love each other before we can make music and stand to be in the same room together. Going through this, did you think CSNY maybe has more to say musically? Article content Neil Young Photo by Henry Diltz We were selling millions of records and we knew we had a certain amount of power, so we used it. If I wanted more hi-hat, I didn’t have to go through anyone to do that. We were now completely in control of what we did. But when you sell millions of records, the power shifts. If you wanted more kick drum, you’d have to tell the producer who would tell the engineer. When I was in the Hollies in 1963, you couldn’t walk over to the (mixing) board and bring the bass up. We were free and what made us free was selling millions of records. What was it like to make music during a time when you could take chances? Graham Nash, Stephen Stills and David Crosby. That’s who we were and that’s what we did. We didn’t think about how it would affect our (future), we were just a band with songs to sing and record. So we had all been there before and we knew what we were doing in the studio. I was in the Hollies, Crosby was in the Byrds and Stephen and Neil were in Buffalo Springfield. But I do feel that we put out the best album we could at the time.” So, the difference in vibe was overwhelming to me. A year later, when it came time for Deja Vu, I was no longer with Joni, Stephen and Judy had broken up and Christine had been killed in a terrible traffic accident. I was living with Joni Mitchell Stephen was in love with Judy Collins and David was in love with Christine (Hinton). “When we were making the first Crosby, Stills and Nash record, before Neil joined us, we were all in love. “It was an emotional journey for me, quite frankly,” the British-born singer-songwriter says. We knew what we wanted to do.”īut listening back on it, Nash reveals the LP’s sunny harmonies belie its darker origins. “We were four strong writers and four strong singers. “ Deja Vu was a cool thing to be getting into,” Nash recalls. Article content Graham Nash performs onstage in Nashville. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]()
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