Sailing became one of the mainstreams of my life. I suppose my father was an influence. I remember seeing a photo of him at home sailing a big boat to Bermuda in his 20s. I still have it. — David Crosby Copy Share Image
When I was 11 years old, my parents wanted me to do something besides get in trouble. So they enrolled me in sailing classes at the Sea Shell Association in Santa Barbara, Calif. From the moment I climbed into that… — 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
