David Crosby apologizes for "not cool" Eddie Van Halen tweet
David Crosby made headlines when he referred to Eddie Van Halen as “meh,” days after the guitar icon died after a battle with throat cancer. Crosby, who isn’t one to mince words, had been answering questions on Twitter, and was asked, “what’s your opinion on eddie van halen?”
Meh …. https://t.co/rncBUS0tnw
— David Crosby (@thedavidcrosby) October 10, 2020
Crosby didn’t back down in the face of ample of backlash, writing, “Sorry ..just meant he does not move me much.”
Sorry ..just meant he does not move me much https://t.co/qR0LOLBnB1
— David Crosby (@thedavidcrosby) October 10, 2020
In a later tweet, he continued, “Hendrix changed the world of guitar. Nobody else really …look I get it ..many of you loved Van Halen ….and the one time I met he was nice ….and he was talented …meh to me means I don’t care that much ….and I don’t …doesn’t mean he wasn’t good ,he was but not for me.”
Hendrix changed the world of guitar. Nobody else really …look I get it ..many of you loved Van Halen ….and the one time I met he was nice ….and he was talented …meh to me means I don’t care that much ….and I don’t …doesn’t mean he wasn’t good ,he was but not for me https://t.co/onttfvowU8
— David Crosby (@thedavidcrosby) October 12, 2020
Now Crosby has clarified his position again, saying he “didn’t even remember” that Eddie had died. “yes you Van Halen fans I did just toss off an answer that was not cool,” he wrote. “…the even more embarrassing truth is ..I didn’t even remember he had just died or I would have kept my mouth shut….I do make mistakes …no offense intended”
yes you Van Halen fans I did just toss off an answer that was not cool …the even more embarrassing truth is ..I didn't even remember he had just died or I would have kept my mouth shut….I do make mistakes …no offense intended
— David Crosby (@thedavidcrosby) October 13, 2020
Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns, and Alex Skolnick of Testament are among those who responded to Crosby’s original “meh.” Read their tweets below.
Fuck this guy. Fuck this answer and most of all fuck this guy. I don’t give a shit what anyone says. That’s bullshit David. https://t.co/XDH5pQmUJa
— Tracii Luk Guns ⨁ 🇺🇸🇩🇰 (@TraciiGuns) October 11, 2020
Agreed. That said, I've always hated @thedavidcrosby AND his mustache. #JustSayin https://t.co/FdPaMEOdCW
— Dee Snider🇺🇸 (@deesnider) October 11, 2020
I appreciate @thedavidcrosby too much for this to get in the way, but a much better answer would have been: “I know he meant a lot to so many but his sound & style just weren’t my thing.” Patti Smith doesn’t seem like she’s ever been much of a VH fan either, still she posted this pic.twitter.com/GqKO4S5v4R
— Alex Skolnick (@AlexSkolnick) October 11, 2020
