David Crosby has come under fire this week for insensitive tweets made about the late Eddie Van Halen.
On October 10, a fan tweeted to Crosby asking his opinion of Eddie Van Halen, who passed away from throat cancer on October 6.
Crosby replied with a one-word answer: âMeh âŠ.â.
Meh …. https://t.co/rncBUS0tnw
— David Crosby (@thedavidcrosby) October 10, 2020
The singer’s terse response caused a stir among punters and fellow musicians on Twitter.
âWrong answer as fuck and rude as fuck!!!â wrote Tracii Guns of American rock outfit L.A. Guns.
âThere are better ways to say you donât care for someoneâs music. That was very disrespectful. And yes straight out fuck you and your smug answer.â
Wrong answer as fuck and rude as fuck!!! There are better ways to say you donât care for someoneâs music. That was very disrespectful. And yes straight out fuck you and your smug answer.
— Tracii Luk Guns âš
(@TraciiGuns) October 11, 2020
Dee Snider of Twisted Sister supported Gunsâ reply, writing that he’s âalways hated [Crosby] AND his mustache.â
Agreed. That said, I've always hated @thedavidcrosby AND his mustache. #JustSayin https://t.co/FdPaMEOdCW
— Dee Snider
(@deesnider) October 11, 2020
Crosby doubled down on his comments when fans began to voice their ire.
âSorry âŠjust meant he does not move me much,â he wrote in another tweet.
On October 12, Crosby added that âHendrix 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 donât care that much ….and I donât …doesnât mean he wasnât good, he was but not for me.â
Sorry ..just meant he does not move me much https://t.co/qR0LOLBnB1
— David Crosby (@thedavidcrosby) October 10, 2020
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 donât care that much ….and I donât …doesnât mean he wasnât good ,he was but not for me https://t.co/onttfvowU8
— David Crosby (@thedavidcrosby) October 12, 2020
A multitude of musicians did pay tribute to Van Halen following his passing last week.
- READ MORE: Eddie Van Halen, 1955 â 2020: a colossus who turned guitar solos into a firework display
âOne thing I loved about Eddie was he always had a big grin on his face, and he looked like he was enjoying every second he was up there,â Ozzy Osbourne told Rolling Stone.
Elsewhere, Van Halenâs former bandmate Sammy Hagar revealed he rekindled his friendship with the late guitarist earlier this year.
âEddie and I had been texting, and itâs been a love fest since we started communicating earlier this year,â he said.
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