It's no secret that Neil Young joining Crosby, Stills and Nash was the idea of Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun. And while Graham Nash wouldn't agree until he met Young, he says the former member of Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills didn't make much of a difference when it came to the foursome's first and biggest album, 1970’s Deja Vu.
Appearing on The Rockonteurs podcast, Nash said, "Deja Vu album should have been the second Crosby, Stills and Nash record. We already had ‘Almost Cut My Hair’, ‘Teach Your Children’, ‘Our House’, ‘4 + 20’, and ‘Carry On.’
“We only got two songs from Neil -- 'Helpless' and 'Country Girl' -- and he never played one note or sang a note on ‘Teach Your Children’ or ‘Our House.’ So in a way, the best thing that ever happened to CSN was Neil, and the worst thing that ever happened to CSN was Neil.”
While Nash adds that he has "great respect for Neil," he says he "does things occasionally that really piss me off," including traveling alone.
“He never traveled in the buses like me and David [Crosby] and Stephen on that entire 1974 tour. He never joined. He never traveled with us.”
CSNY's last show was a benefit for Young's Bridge School on October 27th, 2013.
In all they released three studio albums and four live albums.
Young and Stills will come together again on April 26th at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles for the Autism Speaks Light Up the Blues 7 concert.
Graham Nash will play Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas this Saturday.