It's the 'language' of music

 

“Language is an inadequate form ofcommunication. If you've ever picked up an instrument, it's because you don'tfeel you are communicating sufficiently.” – Stephen Stills
Best known as part oftwo Rock and Roll Hall of Fame groups – Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills,Nash & Young – Stills was born on Jan. 3, 1945a literal “rolling stone.”  The son ofmilitary parents, he traveled the world in his growing up years and didn’tquite know where to call home as he and his family moved from place to place.
Those experiences combined with his amazingmusical talent led him into professional performance before he was out of histeen years.  Both his musicianship onmultiple instruments and his writing - most of the songs of the two groupsnoted above plus a longstanding solo list and writing for a third group Manassas - have made him an American musicalicon.
      Ranked as one of the Rolling Stone magazine’sAll Time Greatest guitarists, Stills’ songs address everything from the American scene to politics to love.  His “Love The One You’re With” is ranked oneof the 100 all-time greatest songs.     He also has written many, many songs for other singers and about othersingers, including Judy Collins, with whom he had a longstanding on-again,off-again relationship and calling her a great influence on hiswriting.    “Thereare three things men can do with women,” he said.  “Love them, suffer for them, or turn theminto literature.  I’ve had my share ofsuccess and failure at all three.”