David Crosby Says Competition Brought The Worst Out Of CSNY

An upcoming documentary about David Crosby is so unflinching that Croz himself might wish he could add some Bob Dylan-style embellishments.

Crosby's story and the story of his most renown band, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young is a complex one, with plenty of moments he regrets.

The documentary, called Remember My Name, is "honest enough to qualify as an apology," Crosby said in a new interview with Billboard, explaining his part in CSNY's famous disorder.

"I can be contentious. Opinionated. I'm comfortable with that," he said. "When you're in a relationship like that in a band, it's like a marriage ... you start out, you love each other, you love each other's music. You're thrilled that you're doing this, and every time you play music, you feel brotherhood with the other guys. In CSNY, with Neil, Graham and Stephen, we were a complicated band. ... We were also very shitty to each other over and over and over again, unkind and disloyal."

Produced by Cameron Crowe and directed by A.K. Eaton, Remember My Name focuses almost entirely on Crosby throughout, putting the onus on Croz to tell the truth, the whole truth.

Crosby added that he hopes the film will "heal some wounds" amongst his bad mates.

"It's a very difficult film for me, playing a flawed human being, highly imperfect — sometimes an asshole. Lots of mistakes. If you are trying to look at me as a whole picture, you can't leave that stuff out, because otherwise it's like cooking the meat and no salt."

Remember My Name comes to theaters July 19. Watch the trailer above.

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