Rock and Roll Famer David Crosby says art is suffering because up-and-coming musicians can't make a living.
The 77-year-old is promoting "David Crosby: Remember My Name," a revealing documentary about his life from director A.J. Eaton and producer and interviewer Cameron Crowe. The film opens in New York and Los Angeles on Friday and is expanding nationwide in the coming weeks.
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Rock and Roll Famer David Crosby says art is suffering because up-and-coming musicians can't make a living.
He says that streaming deals are to blame for the lack of money coming directly to musicians these days and worries about the future.
Producer Cameron Crowe attends a special screening of "David Crosby: Remember My Name," hosted by Sony Pictures Classics and The Cinema Society, at The Roxy Cinema, Tuesday, July 16, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan AgostiniInvisionAP)
This image released by Sony Pictures Classics shows musician David Crosby in a scene from the documentary "David Crosby: Remember My Name." (Sony Pictures Classics via AP)
This image released by Sony Pictures Classics shows musician David Crosby in a scene from the documentary "David Crosby: Remember My Name." (Sony Pictures Classics via AP)
FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2019 file photo, David Crosby poses for a portrait to promote the film "David Crosby: Remember My Name" at the Salesforce Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Crosby offers candid reflections on his career, relationships and feuds with others in the new documentary, which will be in limited release on Friday, July 19, 2019, and expand to additional theaters in the coming weeks. (Photo by Taylor JewellInvisionAP, File)
Crosby is also currently touring with his third album of original material in four years.
FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2019 photo, producer Cameron Crowe, from left, David Crosby and director A.J. Eaton pose for a portrait to promote the film "David Crosby: Remember My Name" at the Salesforce Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Crosby has turned down repeated offers to do a biopic, but said yes to doing a documentary with Crowe's involvement that examines his turbulent life. The film opens in limited release on Friday, July 19, 2019, and includes the rocker's candid reflections on his career, relationships and feuds. (Photo by Taylor JewellInvisionAP, File)
He says that streaming deals are to blame for the lack of money coming directly to musicians these days and worries about the future.
Musician David Crosby and wife Jan Dance attend a special screening of "David Crosby: Remember My Name," hosted by Sony Pictures Classics and The Cinema Society, at The Roxy Cinema, Tuesday, July 16, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan AgostiniInvisionAP)
Producer Cameron Crowe attends a special screening of "David Crosby: Remember My Name," hosted by Sony Pictures Classics and The Cinema Society, at The Roxy Cinema, Tuesday, July 16, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan AgostiniInvisionAP)
This image released by Sony Pictures Classics shows musician David Crosby in a scene from the documentary "David Crosby: Remember My Name." (Sony Pictures Classics via AP)
This image released by Sony Pictures Classics shows musician David Crosby in a scene from the documentary "David Crosby: Remember My Name." (Sony Pictures Classics via AP)
FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2019 file photo, David Crosby poses for a portrait to promote the film "David Crosby: Remember My Name" at the Salesforce Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Crosby offers candid reflections on his career, relationships and feuds with others in the new documentary, which will be in limited release on Friday, July 19, 2019, and expand to additional theaters in the coming weeks. (Photo by Taylor JewellInvisionAP, File)
