Rock and Roll Hall of Famer David Crosby, formerly of Crosby, Stills and Nash and The Byrds, was given a special honour in Calgary Sunday. He received a White Hat—making him an official Calgarian—ahead of his concert Sunday night at Jack Singer Concert Hall in Arts Commons.
After he took his “cowboy oath,” Crosby said he could soon be more than an honorary Calgarian, depending on the outcome of the U.S. presidential election.
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“I’m checking out a lot of real estate while I’m up here,” he laughed, before turning serious. “The United States is in trouble. The man’s an idiot, is not fit to run a country.
“I know a lot of people joke about coming to Canada if he gets elected. I’m not so much joking. I think the guy will—if he did get the presidency, I think he would start a war that I don’t want to be a part of.”
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Crosby emphasized he loves his country and doesn’t want to leave, then paid Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau some compliments.
“I do think that you guys just selected a really good guy, by the way,” Crosby told Global’s Tony Tighe. “I like him a lot. He’s smart, sensible, making good moves. You should be proud of him.”
Crosby said he hasn’t spent as much time in Canada—mostly having visited British Columbia. He said he is familiar with the Stampede city, known for the “Greatest Show on Earth.”
“Everybody in the world knows about the Stampede. I think that’s the first impression they get of Calgary. But Calgary’s really actually a kind of modern, up-to-date city. It’s not really a rodeo.”
With an interview from Global’s Tony Tighe