Rock singer David Crosby died in January after contracting COVID-19, his longtime musical collaborator and good friend Graham Nash mentioned in a brand new interview.

Speaking on an episode of the “Kyle Meredith With …” podcast launched Friday, Nash mentioned his former Crosby, Stills & Nash bandmate, who died Jan. 19 at age 81, had fallen unwell whereas on his newest tour.

“He was rehearsing for a show to do in Los Angeles with a full band,” Nash mentioned. “After three days of rehearsals, he felt a little sick. And he’d already had COVID, and he had COVID again. And so he went home and decided that he would take a nap, and he never woke up. But he died in his bed, and that is fantastic.”

At the time of Crosby’s dying, his household mentioned that the singer, who for years battled quite a few well being issues, together with a number of liver transplants, diabetes and coronary heart illness, had died after “a long illness” however didn’t present additional particulars.

Last yr, Crosby spoke to Variety about an earlier bout of COVID-19 he had just lately suffered. “It has been awful,” he mentioned. “COVID is a very weird disease. It makes you feel absolutely freaking awful. It has been thoroughly unpleasant … it’s no fun at all. You want to avoid it if you possibly can.”

Speaking to the L.A. Times in 2019, Crosby mentioned he anticipated to die quickly, lamenting the years he’d “wasted just getting smashed.” Indeed, given his well being struggles and years of drug dependancy, Nash mentioned it was exceptional that Crosby lived so long as he did.

“I think the truth is, we expected David to pass 20 years ago,” Nash mentioned. “I mean, the fact that he made it to 81 was astonishing … But it was a shock, kind of like an earthquake, you know? You get the initial shock and then you figure out that you survived. But these aftershocks keep coming up.”

Though Crosby’s relationship with Nash, as with a lot of his former bandmates, had been tempestuous, the 2 had just lately begun to reconcile after lengthy being estranged.

“I’m very pleased that David and I were getting closer towards the end,” Nash mentioned. “He had a good life. I mean, what incredible music he made. He was a fantastic storyteller. I loved him dearly. In looking back at what separated us, it was just foolish stuff, really. The music is the most important part of our relationship.”

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