BeatRoute Magazine AB Edition August 2019

SCREEN TIME
David Crosby:
Remember
My Name
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etc.’ Those types of documentaries are
bullshit. They are as deep as a birdbath.
They don’t tell you anything about the
person you want to know.
I want to know what is that person
really about: who do they love, what
do they want to fix, what is going on in
their head, and what really matters to
them, not how many records they sold
in their prime. All three of us had a unity
of purpose. We knew the level that was
acceptable to us.
BR: Staying with the honesty theme,
you mention in the film that you’re
a ‘flawed human.’ I loved this brutal
honesty. Not many people are confident
enough and/or are too afraid of what
others will say. How and why did you
do it?
DC: It’s a matter of choice and how you
go about things, really. None of the three
of us thought we could do it any other
way. If we were going to do this film,
it had to be brutally honest. Cameron
asked me the hardest questions I’ve ever
been asked.
BR: Were there any you didn’t or
couldn’t answer?
DC: No, I made a promise that I would
answer every question he asked me.
BR: That must have been uncomfortable
for you.
DC: Yes, very uncomfortable. There were
a couple of times I said to them, ‘Don’t
put that in the movie,’ and they still put it
in; my only job in the movie is to not lie.
That was my main contribution.
BR: I’m guessing there was a real
cathartic effect to the whole exercise.
Was a weight lifted for you during the
process?
DC: It definitely is a catharsis. It’s the
real deal man! I got to lighten my load;
that’s what they teach you in 12-step
programs: to look at your life, your mistakes,
and your achievements, then learn
from it, set it down, and move on. You
really have to look inside yourself.
BR: I loved the stories of your earliest
music experiences and how these
moved and shaped you. First seeing
the symphony with your mom and later
hearing Miles Davis for the first time.
Music really is your life, isn’t it?
DC: For sure. I feel music is the gift I was
given. That’s an obligation. If life gives
you a scalpel you don’t use it to dig
weeds, you do surgery.
David Crosby: Remember My Name is
screening at select Canadian theatres this
month.
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Tom Segura
gives a voice
to your
terrible mind
By BRENDAN LEE
Tom Segura has often heard
people describe him as a
“likeable asshole,” and there
couldn’t be a greater description.
A comedian climbing the
ranks for the last 10-plus years
with multiple Netflix specials and
countless tours, Segura is as
quick to poke fun at his double
chin as Hurricane Katrina, and
the foolish charm is damn-near
inescapable.
“I’m not out there trying to be
a dick, but you know, I am kind
of a smartass,” he says with a
laugh.
Segura is having a lazy Sunday,
chatting about his comedy
in the slim gap between an early
morning hike and lunchtime
with his wife and kids. About to
embark on his Take it Down tour,
the Cincinnati-born funny man
is happy discussing everything
from the fart jokes on his podcast
to his hatred of dogs with
human names.
When asked why he chose a
life of writing jokes,he says, “All
the weed-whacking jobs were
taken.”
His real answer is simple.
“If you can make a living as a
stand-up comedian, it’s like
you’re bypassing the system
that everybody has to be a part
of.”
Asked if there’s a message
he’d like to share, he says, with
unfiltered sincerity, “Everything
is funny, stop being so serious.
And try to be a little bit nicer to
one another.”
Tom Segura / Sunday, August 18
Arts Commons
Tix: $59.55-$69.55, artscommons.ca
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