David Crosby Calls Former Bandmate Neil Young 'Probably the Most Selfish Person I Know'

Photo: getty (2) A rep for Young did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment, but there’s long been no love lost between the two. In February, Etheridge opened up about the loss to PEOPLE. “It’s a nightmare so many families go through,” she said of her late son’s drug addiction. “It just eats away at good people.” Etheridge said she felt “helpless” as she watched Beckett struggle with addiction for years.

David Crosby Helped Drew Barrymore Deal with Childhood Drug Addiction: 'It Felt Good to Do'

Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Barrymore hadwon emancipation from her parentsat the time, and stayed with the rocker and his family for two months. “We took her to school in the morning and tried to be a good influence. I think we were kind and loving, and it felt good to do,” he expressed. “You try to do stuff, and you’re not sure how it’s going to work out. I think that one worked.

David Crosby Joked About Going to 'Cloudy' Heaven a Day Before His Death: 'The Place Is Overrated'

The day prior, he went on Twitter to share various posts about heaven and loneliness, joking in thefirst of his postson Wednesday: “I heard the place is overrated….cloudy.” The photo shows the top result: “People with tattoos will not go to heaven. People who drink alcohol will not go to heaven. People who eat too much pork will also not go to heaven. Short people will not go to heaven.”

David Crosby Shares His Favorite Memory from Woodstock: 'There Was a Moment When We Had Hope'

Photo: Tom Copi/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Michael Ochs Archives/Getty The trio recorded their first album, which shot into the Top 10 in the summer of ’69 — but they were faced with a problem: touring was a necessity, and the songs were incredibly difficult for the trio to perform live. The elaborate harmonies were layered with multi-tracking, and Stills (dubbed “Captain Many Hands”) overdubbed a number of the instruments himself.

David Crosby, Founder of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, Dead at 81 After 'Long Illness'

She concluded, “Peace, love, and harmony to all who knew David and those he touched. We will miss him dearly. At this time, we respectfully and kindly ask for privacy as we grieve and try to deal with our profound loss. Thank you for the love and prayers.” The Byrds.Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty In 2019, the rocker spoke to PEOPLE about his ups and downs, sharing that through everything, it was music that kept him going.