From: Michael Nesmith <nez@primenet.com>
Subject: Re: Stephen Stills
Date: 7 Mar 1995 15:33:23 GMT

Alan McCleaf <amccleaf@delphi.com> wrote:
>
> OK, Let's get this Stephen Stills thing straight...
>  
> Stephen Stills was in the Buffalo Springfield with Neil Young.
> David Crosby was in the Byrds and Graham Nash was in the Hollies.
> Crsoby knew both Nash and Stills and they were all kind of tired
> of what they had been doing, and they got together one night at
> Joni Mitchell's house and sang together.
> In their words, "The sound just knocked us out, man!"
> Nash soon quit the Hollies and the three got together and recorded
> the first CSN album, which was awesome.
> Then came Woodstock, where Neil joined them on stage, having remained
> friends with Stills.  This too was pretty awesome, although in their
> own words, they were "scared sh**less".
> They then went on to record many more albums as CSN&Y, CSN, Crosby-Nash,
> the Stills-Young Band and other combinations, including multiple solo
> albums and Stills or Young - fronted bands.
> Sometime before this all happened, Stephen auditioned for the Monkees
> role, but either decided he wasn't interested or was told he needed
> better teeth or hair.  He did mention it to a certain Greenwich Village
> singer he knew, a Mr. Torkelson (no connection to the series of similar
> name).
> It was probably just as well.  I can see both Nez AND Stephen Stills
> putting their fists through walls and arguing about the creative direction
> and control of the group.  Probably would have made for many interesting
> weekly episodes in itself.
> At no time, to the best of my knowledge, was there ever a SteVen Stills
> associated with any of these projects.
>  
> That's the story to the best of my understanding.  Nez, Mr. Dolenz...
> how'd I do?
> 
you got trolled
nez
 
> By the way gang, thanks for letting me spout off on the friendliest
> place on the net!
>  
> Alan "Glad I was born in 1960" McCleaf