# In 2011, Crosby, Stills & Nash fell out with Rick Rubin and refused to release their album: “It was a very interesting project”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/in-2011-crosby-stills-nash-fell-out-with-rick-rubin-and-refused-to-release-their-album-it-was-a-very-interesting-project/
- Published: 2026-10-28T19:15:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T20:35:59+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/2011-crosby-stills-nash-refused-to-release-a-record-that-had-rick-rubin-at-the-helm/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- CSN’s planned Rick Rubin covers album was shelved after creative disagreements.
- Rubin reportedly wanted the band to choose only one Beatles song.
- Graham Nash praised Rubin but was unsure the recordings would be released.

## Summary

Crosby, Stills & Nash abandoned a planned covers album with producer Rick Rubin in 2011 after disagreements over the material and who should decide what the band recorded. The split ended a much-anticipated collaboration, despite early signs that Rubin’s ideas could bring fresh possibilities to the trio’s sound.

The group developed a list of possible songs, learned them and presented their arrangements to Rubin, who reportedly liked about one in eight. Graham Nash recalled that Rubin wanted them to record only one Beatles song, while David Crosby argued that the choice belonged to the band. Nash later described the project as interesting and praised Rubin’s patient production style, but said he did not know whether the recordings would ever be released; the article suggests their release is now unlikely.

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