I remember watching a talk show in the early 70s., one that favored putting rock acts on, and CSN were in a small circle with guitars, starting a song together.  The crowd cheered and Crosby put his hands up, not missing a beat with his harmonies, to quiet the crowd.   God forbid if we miss a note.

Little Rich wrote:

Actually, Gordon Lightfoot did that once during one of this concerts I attended.  It wasn't the crowd, it was the fact that one of the strings on his guitar was off by about half note  He tuned the one string then continued.

being able to hear yourself onstage can be helpful. monitors weren't invented to stroke egos.
 

Little Rich wrote:

I have watched his autobiographical documentary, "Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind" and I didn't detect much of an ego there.  He's a brilliant musician who has done well and is highly respected by his countrymen and other musicians.

I agree. I've consistently seen over the years that Lightfoot is a class act, and I thought about that as I read your previous post about why he would have needed quiet to tune his guitar string properly -- it was so he could give his audience his best. Conversely, I've seen one negative thing after another over the years about Crosby's behaviour towards others, and so I can definitely see him showing a lack of consideration for his audience in the way that Karen described. When I had first read that Young was no longer willing to work with him I had been sorry to see this, but when I read the details combined with Crosby's other behaviour over the years, I found it totally understandable ... I'd feel the same way if I were him.