The Byrds pretty much invented folk rock in the 1960s with their jingly-jangly pop (covers of Bob Dylan’s Mr Tambourine Man and Pete Seeger’s Turn! Turn! Turn! were No 1 hits). Crosby had huge success with two seminal bands. He flunked school, briefly studied drama then pursued a career in music. His mother doted on him, his father was as cold as he was brilliant.
He grew up in Los Angeles, the privileged son of the Oscar-winning cinematographer Floyd Crosby. Hehehehe!” His high-pitched giggle is surprising – as is so much about him.Ĭrosby’s life story would make an incredible, if possibly unbelievable, movie. “I expected to be dead when I was about 30. As he has often pointed out, it’s a miracle that he’s alive.
Back then, and for many years afterwards, Crosby was addicted to alcohol, cocaine and heroin. Those would have involved sex.” Well, if he’d had the energy. I bet your birthday celebrations were different half a century ago, I say.
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