She concluded, “Peace, love, and harmony to all who knew David and those he touched. We will miss him dearly. At this time, we respectfully and kindly ask for privacy as we grieve and try to deal with our profound loss. Thank you for the love and prayers.”

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Pop group The Byrds (l to r): Chris Hillman; Dave Crosby; Mike Clark; Jim McGuinn; and Gene Clark.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member David Crosby, founding member of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills and Nash, performs onstage during the California Saga 2 Benefit at Ace Hotel on July 03, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

In 2019, the rocker spoke to PEOPLE about his ups and downs, sharing that through everything, it was music that kept him going.

“It’s the one contribution I can make,“he said at the time. “See, it’s dark out here now. The world is not a happy place. Music’s a lifting force. Music makes things better.”

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Rock musician David Crosby of Crosby Stills Nash and Young performs during rehearsals on the premiere episode of the television show Music Scene on September 22, 1969 in Los Angeles, California.

“The catharsis thing works. They taught me that in AA. You have to honestly look at your mistakes and then you can learn from it, which is the only good thing that’s going to come from any mistake. Then you can set that puppy down and walk on, because that’s what you need to do. You need to walk on. And you need to be looking forward when you walk on, not backwards. Otherwise you’ll run into a phone pole. So I think it’s had a great effect on me. It’s lightening my load.”

David Crosby photographed just after he had written a book about his lifetime struggle with alcohol and drugs . In January 2000, Melissa Etheridge announced that Crosby was the biological father of two children Julie Cypher gave birth to by means of artificial insemination. At the time, Etheridge and Cypher were in a relationship.

source: people.com