David Crosby's last words to Graham Nash made the latter smile.
Months after Crosby's death, Nash could not stop talking about his former bandmate as he continues to mourn the loss.
In his new interview with People, the 81-year-old rocker revealed that he and Crosby had plans to have a FaceTime to fix their relationship and reconcile finally. However, it did not happen as Crosby died on Jan. 19.
Nash, who attended the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize concert honoring Joni Mitchell on Wednesday, recalled how close they were to reuniting but Crosby died before they could do that.
Still, he revealed how his late former bandmate made him smile with his last words to him.
"We were getting closer and he left me a voicemail saying that he thinks that he needs to apologize for some things that he said, and that made me smile," Nash said.
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The "I Used to Be a King" hitmaker previously told AARP.org that he wondered if Crosby was in his final days after he reached out to him. He revealed that they were actually expecting him to pass 20 years before his actual death due to health issues he faced.
Crosby, before his death, underwent a liver transplant and received seven stents.
Per Nash, his former bandmate's body was already failing. However, Crosby indeed fought for his life and continued living.
He also told the publication that Crosby's voicemail made his death a little easier to accept as it was. He added that the call reportedly made him realize they could still get together in the end.
The duo first worked together with Stephen Stills in 1968. Neil Young soon joined them.
Stephen Stills Shares Similar Sentiment
Previously, Stills also spoke about their former bandmate, during which he said that his death "shocked but not surprised" him. He called him a towering musician who was also a "big force" in his life.
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"[My son] Christopher was in his band, and they were going to get back on the road a little. He just went to take a nap and didn't come back," he said of Crosby. "When you think about it, it beats the hell out of being in a hospital with people beating on your chest or something."
They did not meet again since attending the funeral of Crosby, Stills & Nash keyboardist, Mike Finnigan in 2021, something Stills regrets.
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