If Spotify crashes right after start, try this.

spotify.sh

#!/bin/sh
# Hopefully fixes the infamous "Spotify crashes immediately on startup" bug.
# In fact, it does not crash immediately; it seems to be crashing while
# looking for local files. The first time you start Spotify after the boot
# of your machine, you will have maybe 10 seconds before it crashes. Then,
# after each start, it will crash almost instantly (less than one second on
# my box).
#
# The following workaround replaces one of Spotify's configuration files
# with a FIFO, effectively preventing reading from the file. Then, it writes
# some data into the FIFO *after* starting Spotify. The goal is to delay the
# job of a specific Spotify thread. It works on my box, but it might not
# work on yours.
#
#
# Update the following path.
FAKEFILEPATH=/home/jpetazzo/.config/spotify/Users/jpetazzo-user/local-files.bnk
#                  ^^^^^^^^                       ^^^^^^^^
#                my UNIX login
#                                              my Spotify login
#                                                (probably!)
#
# 3 seconds seems to be long enough to do the job. If Spotify still crashes,
# try with 10 seconds (but don't try longer, I think it's useless). If you
# can't stand to wait 3 seconds, try less.
STARTUPDELAY=3
#
# Path to the real Spotify binary.
SPOTIFYPATH=/usr/bin/spotify
#
# Now let's do this!
rm -f $FAKEFILEPATH
mkfifo $FAKEFILEPATH
$SPOTIFYPATH &
sleep $STARTUPDELAY
echo > $FAKEFILEPATH
fg