David Crosby made a joke about heaven the day before he died.
Early Wednesday morning, the co-founder of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash took to Twitter to joke that heaven was “overrated”.
“I heard the place is overrated…cloudy,” his tweet read in response to a screenshot of a Google search asking, “Can we go to heaven with tattoos.”
The result of the search read: “People with tattoos do not go to heaven. People who drink alcohol don’t go to heaven. People who eat too much pork don’t go to heaven either. Little people don’t go to heaven.”
David Crosby joked that the sky was “overcast” and “overrated” a day before he died. (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)
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Also on Wednesday, Crosby responded to a tweet asking what the best Beatles song for a rainy day was, and he replied, “Rigby.”
Following news of the 81-year-old’s death, some of his bandmates shared their statements with Fox News Digital.
Crosby, Stills & Nash member Graham Nash said in a statement: “It is with deep sadness that I learn of the passing of my friend David Crosby. I know people tend to focus on how volatile our relationship has been at times, But what has always been more important to David and I than anything else has been the sheer joy of the music we created together, the sound we discovered together and the deep friendship we shared over all the many long years to have.”
The Byrds in Soho, London, 1966. (Mark and Colleen Hayward)
Nash’s statement continued, “David was fearless in life and in music. He leaves a tremendous void in terms of sheer personality and talent in this world. He spoke his mind, heart and passion through his beautiful music and leaves an incredible legacy. Those are the things that matter the most. My heart is truly with his wife Jan, his son Django and all the people he has touched in this world.”
Stephen Stills’ statement to Fox News Digital read: “I read a quote in this morning’s newspaper attributed to the composition by Gustav Mahler that stopped me for a moment:
‘Death has entered the room on gentle cat’s paws.’ I should have known something was up. David and I bumped heads many times over the years, but it was mostly glancing blows that still left our heads numb. I was glad to be at peace with him. He was unquestionably a giant of a musician, and his harmonic sensibility was nothing short of genius. The glue that held us together as our vocals soared towards the sun like Icarus. I am deeply saddened by his death and will miss him immensely.”
Graham Nash, David Crosby and Stephen Stills of the group Crosby, Stills & Nash performing in 1980. (Sherry Rayn Barnett/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
His 36-year-old wife, Jan Dance, first shared a statement with Variety announcing her husband’s death. “It is with great sadness that our beloved David (Croz) Crosby has passed away after a long illness. He was lovingly surrounded by his wife and soulmate Jan and son Django.”
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David Crosby and his wife since 1987, Jan Dance. (David Crotty/Patrick McMullan)
The statement continued: “Though he is no longer here with us, his humanity and kind soul will continue to guide and inspire us. His legacy will live on through his legendary music. Peace, love and harmony to all who knew David and those he touched. We will miss him very much. At this time, we respectfully and kindly ask for privacy as we grieve and try to deal with our profound loss. Thank you for the love and prayers.”
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Crosby was first inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 as a member of The Byrds. In 1997 he was inducted a second time as a member of Crosby, Stills & Nash.
Janelle Ash is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital.