How David Crosby helped Drew Barrymore with sobriety

MEETINGS, MEALS AND FELLOWSHIP –

July 7, 2021 – 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 out. I think she became a responsible human being and is a nice person.”

When asked if he tried to take on the role of a surrogate father to Barrymore during that time, Crosby said: “No, it didn’t work like that at all. I go through all these different phases in my life, but this is not the party me, this is me in recovery, going to bed at 10 o’clock and behaving myself, so I was actually a pretty good choice right then. “I was really concerned with sobriety and living it completely, and you know, not like now. After it stopped snapping at my heels, my hard drug use, I started smoking pot after about 14 years of being straight.

“And now I’m definitely a pothead hippie, but when I was trying to help her, I was completely straight and going to meetings and behaving myself, and I think we were a good influence.”

It seemed that the singer’s kind gesture worked out for the best, with Drew saying she enjoyed her two months living with the musician and joining him on tour.