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Neil Young<\/a>, undeniably one of the most influential musicians of all time, is intimately familiar with the culinary clich\u00e9 that to make an omelette, one must break a few eggs. His unwavering dedication to his craft and vocal advocacy for righteous causes have often led him to clash with notable figures throughout his career.<\/p>\n Of course, Young\u2019s most famous spat was with his old CSNY bandmate<\/a> and former Byrd, David Crosby. A man who ran a profitable side hustle annoying his most prominent peers, from Graham Nash to Joni Mitchell, and he also had some choice words for his old bandmate. While he noted that the \u2018Cinnamon Girl\u2019 songwriter was well within his rights to be mad at him for insulting his wife, actor Daryl Hannah, he also had something more personal to say about the nature of Young.<\/p>\n Speaking to The Guardian<\/a> in 2021, Crosby called Young \u201cprobably the most self-centred, self-obsessed, selfish person I know. He only thinks about Neil, period. That\u2019s the only person he\u2019ll consider. We haven\u2019t talked for a couple of years,\u201d the moustachioed folk hero added. \u201cAnd I\u2019m not going to talk to him. I don\u2019t want to talk to him. I\u2019m not happy with him at all. To me, that\u2019s all ancient history, man.\u201d<\/p>\n While Crosby was typically enigmatic about his motivations for such intense words, it does give a flavour of how Young\u2019s unwavering dedication to his craft and perhaps personal life have infuriated those around him at points. He would sometimes even use his music to surprisingly attack other musicians<\/a>, with his outspoken nature inherent to everything he does.<\/p>\n Young\u2019s unbreakable concentration on his craft and stubbornness to change his creative process has led him to be the target of more than a few troubled bandmates. While Crosby and Young may have exchanged the odd barb, it would take decades for Young to realise another of his musical companions had some issues with his personality. <\/p>\n In 2011, when performing \u2018A Child\u2019s Claim to Fame\u2019 from 1967\u2019s Buffalo Springfield Again alongside former bandmate Richie Furay, who penned the track, the penny dropped for Young. During the performance, Young realised, after nearly 50 years, that Furay had written the song when he was \u201cfrustrated\u201d about his communication skills. <\/p>\n