David Crosby died after contracting COVID-19 for a second time, his friend and former bandmate Graham Nash has revealed.
Crosby passed away in January at age 81 following a “long illness,” but no further details got on the time.
On Friday, nevertheless, Nash disclosed details regarding Crosby’s demise while speaking on the “Kyle Meredith With…” podcast.
“He was rehearsing for a show to do in Los Angeles with a full band,” Nash stated. “After three days of rehearsals, he felt just a little sick. And he’d already had COVID, and he had COVID again. And so he went home and decided that he would take a nap, and he never woke up. But he died in his bed, and that’s unbelievable.”
“I mean, the undeniable fact that he made it to 81 was astonishing,” the rocker continued. “But [his death] was a shock. It was form of like an earthquake, you already know? You get the initial shock and then you definitely determine that you simply survived. But these aftershocks kept coming up, and so they’re diminishing in size as I’m going along.”
Crosby had spent many years combating health issues after being diagnosed with hepatitis C within the early Nineties.
He underwent a liver transplant in 1994, that was paid for by Phil Collins.
In a 2002 interview with The Post, Crosby said he was feeling “very healthy” and talked about receiving the life-saving liver donation.
“I even have seven extra years on my life after I used to be speculated to be dead,” the thankful musician said. “It’s a slow-moving disease, and it’ll take one other 20 years for it to kill this liver. I’ll take the 20 years. Hep C is one in every of the worst problems the world has to face.”
Nash’s disclosure of the reason for Crosby’s death comes just months after his heartfelt tribute to his long-time on-off friend.
Nash and Crosby were estranged for a few years, with Crosby saying in a 2021 interview with The Guardian: “Graham just modified from the guy I assumed was my best friend to being a man that is unquestionably my enemy, so I don’t see any future there in any respect.”
Nonetheless, Nash posted a touching tribute to Instagram following Crosby’s death.
“I do know people are inclined to deal with how volatile our relationship has been at times, but what has all the time mattered to David and me greater than anything was the pure joy of the music we created together, the sound we discovered with each other, and the deep friendship we shared over all these many long years,” Nash wrote.
“David was fearless in life and in music. He leaves behind an amazing void so far as sheer personality and talent on this world. He spoke his mind, his heart, and his passion through his beautiful music and leaves an incredible legacy. These are the things that matter most.”
Nash revealed to AARP magazine in February that the 2 of them were in the course of making amends just before Crosby’s death.
“The very fact is that we were getting just a little closer at the tip. He had sent me a voicemail saying that he desired to discuss with apologize, and will we arrange a time to speak,” he told the magazine. “I emailed him back and said, ‘Okay, call me at 11 o’clock tomorrow your time, which is 2 o’clock on the East Coast.’ He never called, after which he was gone.
Crosby last performed in February 2022 — the primary time in three years — during a surprise set in Santa Barbara, California.
He’s survived by his wife Jan Dance and his 4 adult children.
