I've been given a gift [musical talent] - don't misuse it. I spent a lot of time just wasting that talent, not treasuring it, not valuing it, not respecting it, just taking it for granted. That was a hard lesson… — David Crosby Copy Share Image
I'm an inveterate bookstore wanderer. I read constantly, so I love a good bookstore. I can't help it. — David Crosby Copy Share Image
My songs emerge from my life, or wherever they do, unbidden and unplanned and completely on a schedule of their own. — David Crosby Copy Share Image
My father being in the movie business, I thought being an actor would be great. But when I started singing to people in coffeehouses,… — David Crosby Copy Share Image
I gave a Collings dreadnought to a young guitar player in the Valley where I live because he didn't have a good acoustic, and… — David Crosby Copy Share Image
Largely I write from life. ... I write from what happens to me. Mostly about love. People notice the other stuff more but I… — David Crosby Copy Share Image
My father being in the movie business, I thought being an actor would be great. But when I started singing to people in coffeehouses,… — David Crosby Copy Share Image
I do see things that are funny on the net. I Googled myself the other day and found out that I was worth $250m,… — David Crosby Copy Share Image
I think music is a lifting force, I think love is the lifting force in the human condition. I think you see someone loving… — David Crosby Copy Share Image
And I thought, I'd seen someone who seemed at last to know the truth. I was mistaken. Only a child laughing in the sun.… — David Crosby Copy Share Image
While I was an addict, I didn't write anything. I didn't have the attention span or the will. — David Crosby Copy Share Image
![“I've been given a gift [musical talent] - don't misuse it. I spent a lot of time just wasting that talent, not treasuring it, not valuing it, not respecting it, just taking it for granted. That was a hard lesson to learn. It doesn't come for free. Don't do that. Treasure it, respect it, treat it…” quote by David Crosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1a9/david-crosby-8990_enjoy_i-ve-been-given-a-gift-musical-talent-do_2902515.jpg)
