Stephen Stills Breaks Silence on Buffalo Springfield Reunion
'We didn't go to all that trouble for seven shows,' singer says.
Rolling Stone
As Rolling Stone has previously reported, Buffalo Springfield were originally slated for a 30-date reunion tour this year – until Neil Young decided to devote his attention to a new project with Crazy Horse. "I'd be on a tour of my past for the rest of ****ing time," Young said in June. "I have to be able to move forward. I can't be relegated. I did enough of it for right then."
In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Stephen Stills breaks his silence about the aborted Buffalo Springfield reunion. "We were supposed to work for most of the summer," he says. "It left me in a lurch for three quarters and ruined my financial planning. Also, 150 people got laid off that were supposed to work on the tour."
The surviving members of Buffalo Springfield re-formed after 42 years to play Young's 2010 Bridge School Benefit. The next year they played seven shows, including a set at Bonnaroo. "We didn't go to all that trouble for seven shows," Stills says. "That's what impetuosity will do for you. You can't go off half-cocked . . . When Neil is involved with you on anything, you need a seatbelt."
Graham Nash recently explained to New York radio station Q104.3 that Crosby and Nash had originally planned on touring this past summer as duo. "A Buffalo Springfield tour was canceled by Neil," said Nash. "It left Stephen in a hole in many ways: friendship-wise, work-wise, financial-wise. It left him in a huge hole. When David and I heard that we went over to Stephen and we told him we would cancel every Crosby and Nash gig and go out as Crosby, Stills and Nash. We were there for him because we love Stephen Stills. Not only because he's a good friend, but because he's an insanely talented musician."
Despite the change of plans, Stills says he isn't angry at Young. "He was very kind to me in his book," he says. "I can't be unkind about it . . . Working with Neil is a privilege, not a right."
Young did say that Buffalo Springfield isn't necessarily dead forever. "There is the seed of something great still there," he said. "It's worth exploring again."
Does Stills think they might tour again one day? "For the purpose of this interview," he says. "No."
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As Rick and I both commented....it's NEIL, you really weren't surprised, Stephen, were you!!?
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"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music".
Right. I think Stephen and Neil have always remained friends with a great amount of respect for each other.
Some of the other members of Springfield and CNS&Y don't always take it so well--hell, NEIL is Neil, god bless him!
Whatever Neil does is OK with me!!
Time to pull out my first pressing of Neil's first LP, on vinyl.
The mix MOST folks have never heard (as I've often shared, it was only in the stores for a few weeks in 1968 never to be heard again, as the masters were recut with new mixes!) Needle lowers to vinyl....Sweet.
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music".
If you're not a true Buffalo Springfield fan, you can't know how much a reunion of one of the true icons of Sunset Strip would mean. For me, they embody the 60's scene as much or more than the DOORS even. The DOORS were unique & no other band really tried to emulate them; whereas Buffalo Springfield were one of the founders and major influences of 60's country rock & beyond thru today.
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music".
jamestkirk wrote:For me, they embody the 60's scene as much or more than the DOORS even. The DOORS were unique & no other band really tried to emulate them; whereas Buffalo Springfield were one of the founders and major influences of 60's country rock & beyond thru today.
Ok, point taken.
There are people who really WANT and would ENJOY a reunion.
Good enough reason as any.
The positive news about this is that I finally get a chance to see Crosby, Stills & Nash next summer in Germany.
I've never seen them live before, hopefully they will also play in The Netherlands.
Bought my tickets this morning.
This will be my first time to see them live.
You're lucky. A friend who has seen them dozens of times since 1968 saw them recently, and said they are in top form again and sound as good as they ever have...at their peak. Stills has a voice coach now, and is singing better than in years.
Please give us a review!
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music".
