Posted on 07/18/2022 5:50:53 AM PDT by Red Badger
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 18: David Crosby attends the premiere of Sony Pictures Classic's "David Crosby: Remember My Name" at Linwood Dunn Theater on July 18, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Classic rocker David Crosby kicked a virtual hornets’ nest on Saturday when he complained about the quality of a portrait a fan shared on Twitter, calling it the “weirdest” painting of himself that he had ever seen.
Crosby — formerly of the folk rock group Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young — took things a step further, telling the artist not to give up his day job for a career in art.
“Hi @thedavidcrosby hope you are keeping well. Did a picture of you…. Thanks for the music,” the artist captioned his work.
“That is the weirdest painting of me. I have ever seen …..don’t quit your day job ……” Crosby replied.
“How’s this one, Dave? I just drew it quick, with the look on your face when you realize you may have come across like an asshole here,” @deebsFLA replied, sharing another drawing.
“Crosby, still an a**,” author Kealan Patrick Burke added.
Bill Corbett, “Mystery Science Theater 3000” alum, quipped, “Send up the Phoebe Bridgers bat-signal.”
“El contexto,” he added, referencing the time Bridgers called Crosby a “b****.”
“Bro you should be thankful you’re still getting fanart, I thought you were dead,” @girldrawsghosts added.
Other responses included:
@miffythegamer: “Such low rent behaviour to see an artist who got to where he wanted to be and who then tries to knock the self confidence out of another artist who was kind enough to paint him. Graceless and tacky.” @charley_ck: “Teach your children to not be David Crosby. #dontbeadavid” @smc429: “This is the nastiest, most ungrateful comment I’ve seen on this forum. It would behoove David to grasp the content of humility and gratitude. In addition, he lost a fan.” @edanclay: “David Crosby being a complete a**hole to one of his fans for no reason whatsoever just emphasizes how screwed up social networking can be. The art was cool and David Crosby just proved to the world he ain’t!” @billywaynedavis: “‘Sending David Crosby weirder paintings of him than this challenge’ begins now.” The artist in question came out of the exchange relatively unscathed — and offered a response: “After yesterday’s somewhat lively discussion on subjectivity in art appreciation, I’d just like to say thank you to the all the new followers and those who took the time to leave comments. Best wishes.”
ah yes, the 60s hippies who destroyed America still have no shame.
“Bro you should be thankful you’re still getting fanart, I thought you were dead,” @girldrawsghosts added.
Yes, indeed.
Jim Ferris
@JBF_rbgc
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There is a reason he was no longer in the Byrds and available to start CSN. Same reason we saw in this thread. It’s too bad.
I don’t think that portrait of Crosby is all that bad. It has a bit of a medieval flavor to it.
DJBSackett
@DjbSackett
After yesterday’s somewhat lively discussion on subjectivity in art appreciation, I’d just like to say thank you to the all the new followers and those who took the time to leave comments. Best wishes.
I used to like their music back in the 60s; now I can’t stand it.
Crosby is a renowned douchebag.
His own band members hate him.
Didn’t he get a heart transplant or some other organ a few years back? Or am I thinking of someone else?....................
In his defense, Crosby may have been menstruating that day.
I liked it. Rather iconish...
i have no idea who this chick is but she now goes by traitor joe on twitter...lololol ..must mean not liberal enough for her
https://exclaim.ca/music/article/phoebe_bridgers_calls_david_crosby_a_bitch_again
It’s actually quite good...............................
Yeah, orally...........................
It looks to me a portrait made to look like like a stained glass window.
"Saint Crosby?"
this response is funny:
“(And not for nothing, but this painting doesn’t look a hundredth as weird as Crosby does.)”
He’s insufferable
The 60s left him on some wayward comet where he thinks he’s prince of sunset and Woodstock forever
Lost in space self absorbed
Those were heady times for someone who rode buffalo Springfield and the Byrds and CSN and CSNY
If you lose graham nash arguably that eras nicest man as your best pal after 55 years
You’re an asshole for sure
They all rode off Joni Mitchell’s unique arrangements and chord progressions
After they plied her with their Jinkiee
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