Long Time Gone: The Autobiography of David Crosby.

CROSBY, David and GOTTLIEB, Carl.

ISBN 10: 0385245300 / ISBN 13: 9780385245302

Published by Doubleday,, NY:, 1988

About this Item

Black and white photographs. Stated first edition. SIGNED by David Crosby opposite the half-title page. Laid in is a letter from J. B. Brenner, a senior director with A&M Records, to the previous owner indicating that he was sending him an autographed copy of the book. Also laid in is a photocopy of the half-title page with a personal inscription from David Crosby to the previous owner. Small abrasion from a removed sticker on front free endpaper, else near fine in a fine dust jacket.; 489 pages; Signed by Author.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Long Time Gone: The Autobiography of David Crosby.
• Publisher: Doubleday,, NY:
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385245300
• ISBN 13: 9780385245302
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Music
  • Signed and Inscribed Books
  • Biography

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Synopsis

Rock superstar David Crosby describes his early days as an actor, his tenure with the Byrds and the tremendous success of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young; his severe drug addiction, and the road to recovery and renewed prosperity

Reviews

Crosby, founder of the 1960s rock group the Byrds and, later, leader of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, tells in excruciating detail the story of his rise to fame and subsequent depraved life as a slave to drugs. His fast-paced narrative is punctuated by the explanatory text of his long-time friend, screen writer, director and actor, Carl Gottlieb, as well as by the recollections of other friends, lovers and associates. In a milieu dominated by rock'n'roll, sex and drugs, Crosby descended to a hell of addiction that ended only after his arrest on gun and narcotics charges and forced detoxification in a Texas jail. Now drug-free for over two years, Crosby is able to write candidly about his 14 years of addiction, seemingly sparing us none of the horrors. It is a harrowing tale. Photos not seen by PW.
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Crosby is a founding member of two seminal folk-rock groups, the Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, and his tale is the archetypal chronicle of drugs, sex, and rock with a twistrecovery from substance abuse. Crosby's 20-year involvement with drugsbeginning with marijuana and escalating to heroin and cocaine freebasing, which ultimately led to his Texas incarcerationis candidly revealed. The narrative, like CSN&Y's best music, is a harmonic weaving of the shifting viewpoints offered by Crosby, co-author Gottlieb, and a seemingly endless parade of friends, lovers, musicians, and business associates. Conspicuously absent, however, is Stephen Stills's voice. Essential for all popular music and culture collections. Barry Miller, Austin P.L., Tex.
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