Resurfaced clip reveals how CSN legend David Crosby helped Drew Barrymore fight drug addiction
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: In an interview that resurfaced after the death of David Crosby, 81, the rock legend disclosed that he shared a very special bond with Drew Barrymore. After a long battle with an unknown illness, the founding member of both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, died on Wednesday, January 18.
Following his death, people are now paying tribute to the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer for his generosity, especially the support he and his wife, Jan Dance, provided to the 47-year-old 'Charlie's Angels' actress during a trying time in her life. In an interview with Howard Stern, Crosby recalled, "We knew her because we were in recovery at that time. We were going to meetings probably three times a week and totally sober." The Grammy winner explained, "She was in a facility that was run by a friend of ours, and they said, 'Oh, s**t. Her insurance is going to run out. We're going to have to kick her out. And she's not ready. She needs a safe place to go."'
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David and Jan became substitute parents to the young actress, "We took her to school in the morning and tried to be a good influence. I think we were kind and loving, and it felt good to do." "You try to do stuff, and you're not sure how it's going to work out. I think that one worked. I think she became a responsible human being and is a nice person", he said while expressing how difficult recovering can be.
At the young age of 12, Barrymore became addicted to cocaine and tried to self-harm at the age of 14, as per Daily Mail. By the time Barrymore met Crosby and his wife, she had been legally emancipated from both her parents. In her autobiography, 'Little Girl Lost', she spoke of her time with the couple. Barrymore said, "David, and his wife Jan, both of who were close friends of my therapist, Betty, acted as an invaluable support team to me, like surrogate parents. They were always there for me."
The talk show host revealed in 2021 that her journey to sobriety still continues while announcing that she had quit drinking alcohol in 2018. "It was something that I realized just did not serve me and my life." Barrymore is yet to speak publicly about Crosby's death.
