# The 2016 song Graham Nash wrote to attack David Crosby: “Asshole”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-2016-song-graham-nash-wrote-to-attack-david-crosby-asshole/
- Published: 2026-10-24T18:21:40+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T19:23:42+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/2016-song-graham-nash-wrote-to-attack-david-crosby/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Nash said “Encore” was written about Crosby.
- The song asks who someone is without fame or applause.
- Nash said Crosby’s attitude ruled out a reunion.

## Summary

Graham Nash said he wrote “Encore” with David Crosby in mind, challenging him to consider who he was when fame and applause were gone. The 2016 song reflected a deeper rift between the longtime collaborators and, according to Nash, Crosby’s attitude made a Crosby, Stills and Nash reunion impossible.

Nash and Crosby had built a substantial musical partnership, releasing albums together from 1972 and continuing to collaborate beyond the group. Nash’s lyrics also turned the question back on himself: he said he spoke to himself in his songs, too. The article links the song to Crosby’s remarks about Neil Young’s girlfriend and quotes Nash asking whether someone is decent when the audience has left.

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