Graham Nash had a well-publicized falling out with David Crosby in the mid-2010s that resulted in the breakup on Crosby, Stills & Nash. Shortly before Crosby’s death in 2023, the two music legends had started communicating again and were making plans to chat and possibly mend their broken friendship.
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Unfortunately, the conversation never happened, as Crosby, who had been in poor health for many years, passed away on January 18, 2023. He was 81.
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In a new interview with Mojo magazine, Nash reflects on his relationship with Crosby and their attempt to reconnect.
Graham noted that a factor in his rift with David was insensitive comments the latter singer/songwriter had made in interviews. Nash recalled that Crosby eventually reached out to him looking to reconcile, and Graham decided to respond.
“I wrote back to him,” he told Mojo. “I said, ‘David, I’m still hurt by what you said. I don’t know.’”
Nash said Crosby then left voicemail that said, “Please, let’s talk.” After that, Graham scheduled a FaceTime call with David. As he explained, “I wanted to look into his eyes while I was talking to him.”
Before the call took place, however, Crosby passed away.
“I think that really small things got in the way, small attitudes,” Graham said about why their feud dragged on.
Nash then lamented, “I miss David terribly. We had a couple of years that were a little nasty. But towards the end, we were getting together and saying, ‘Hey, c’mon, what the f—?’”
Graham also reflected on David’s positive and negative qualities.
“[He was] a brilliant musician and thinker … and his own worst enemy,” Nash said. “When David was joyful, the entire room lit up. But it could be instantly darkened by something he said.”
Nash Not Open to a Reunion with Stephen Stills and Neil Young
In an October 2024 interview with Rolling Stone, Nash said he didn’t think he and fellow surviving Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young members Stephen Stills and Neil Young would all work together again because he considered David “the heart of this band.”
Graham reiterated to Mojo that he didn’t think he’d ever play with both Stills and Young again. That being said, Nash did reunite with Stills for one song at the FireAid benefit concert on January 30 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California.
Nash also admitted that he missed the experience of performing as a member of CSNY.
“I miss witnessing greatness—when you stand in the middle of Stephen and Neil and they’re talking to each other on their guitars, or Crosby’s singing the s— out of one of his songs,” he explained. “There was a certain magic that is not there anymore. I miss seeing that creative streak spontaneously happening in front of me.”
Nash also maintained that he was the least talented member of the famed quartet.
“I never thought I was equal to them—never,” he declared. “It’s David, Stephen and Neil. Listen to what the f— they do. I’m not that person. I can play guitar and piano, good enough to write my own songs. I can play [Young’s] ‘Down by the River’ and any of David or Stephen’s songs. But I never put myself equal to them as a musician.”
Nash’s 2025 Tour Plans
Nash turned 83 on February 2, but age is not slowing him down when it comes to touring. The folk-rock great has more than 40 upcoming concerts scheduled for 2025.
Graham will launch a solo U.S. tour leg on March 29 in Easton, Maryland, that runs through an April 26 show in Menlo Park, California. Nash also has joint concerts with Emmylou Harris scheduled for July 29 in Lenox, Massachusetts, and July 31 in Vienna, Virginia.
In addition, Graham will head to Europe for a fall outing. That tour leg begins on September 23 in Frankfurt, Germany, and winds down on October 24 in Brussels, Belgium.
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