David Crosby cause of death updates The Byrds singer dead at 81 after saying jail stint 'pretty

ICONIC singer-songwriter David Crosby, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 81, famously remarked that his memorable Dallas arrest 'pretty much saved my life.' Crosby was detained by Dallas police for felony cocaine possession in the 1980s.

ICONIC singer-songwriter David Crosby, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 81, famously remarked that his memorable Dallas arrest 'pretty much saved my life.'

Crosby was detained by Dallas police for felony cocaine possession in the 1980s.

The musician was accused of possessing a .45 caliber semiautomatic weapon, which was concealed inside the green bag next to him.

Years after this, when Michael Granberry of the Dallas Morning News caught up with Crosby in 2014 at the age of 73, he found him to be a completely different person, per Dallas News.

He was on his way to the Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie, Texas, to perform at a Crosby, Stills, and Nash reunion concert with his former bandmates Stephen Stills and Graham Nash.

Crosby said: "You have to look at it from my point of view. Dallas pretty much saved my life."

He was 81 years old at the time of his death.

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    One fan wrote, "Rest in Peace. #DavidCrosby#Crosby @thedavidcrosby Thank you for all your music, kindness and thoughts."

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