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Remembering David Crosby

Remembering David Crosby

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Jason Verlinde
Feb 19, 2023
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The life of a music journalist can be an emotional rollercoaster. You work for peanuts in an industry that constantly throws you curveballs, but you (mostly) love your job. Once or twice a month, you may get to interview one of your music heroes…perhaps for 30 minutes or, if you’re lucky, an hour. You gleefully bond over gear and inspiration as though you’ve just made a new, famous best friend. And, then, poof, interview time is over and you never hear from them again. You write your piece and hopefully meet your deadline. Repeat.

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