David Crosby’s contemporaries like The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson and younger musicians who were influenced by the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash co-founder paid their tributes to the “American icon” on Thursday after hearing that he died at age 81 after a long illness.
“I don’t know what to say other than I’m heartbroken to hear about David Crosby. David was an unbelievable talent – such a great singer and songwriter. And a wonderful person. I just am at a loss for words,” Wilson wrote on Twitter.
“I can’t begin to say how influential Crosby, Stills and Nash were for me.