David Crosby has seen a portrait done of him by a fan, and he did not react kindly.

People look up to their favorite celebrities. Sometimes they will send them gifts. Sometimes, if the fan is an artist themselves, they will send creations to celebrate their artists. Most celebrities are incredibly gracious about this. This was not the case today.

DJBSackett took to Twitter posting a portrait he made of singer-songwriter David Crosby. He wrote:

"Hi @thedavidcrosby hope you are keeping well. Did a picture of you...Thanks for the music."

Attached, he put a portrait he did of Crosby.

If you ask us, it is really good. However, Crosby had a truly terrible reply.

He retweeted the picture, writing, "That is the weirdest painting of me. I have ever seen.... Don't quit your day job...."


First of all, IT IS A REALLY GOOD PORTRAIT.

Second of all, many across the internet have come out pointing to the obvious: this is just downright mean. If you, a famous performer, feel the need to discourage another artist - one who has taken time out of their life to use their art to show you how much they admire your work - you need to re-examine yourself.

If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.

Premiere Of Sony Pictures Classic's "David Crosby: Remember My Name" - Arrivals
(Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)

BESIDES, he SHOULD have nice things to say! This picture rocks!

We are so sorry that DJBSackett had to deal with this. We hope he feels inspired by the positive voices rallying to his defense, rather than the one nay-sayer.

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