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Why are you touring? This is what we do.
Rehearsing for a couple of weeks before the tour (mid-April)
Songs in similar vein to what has been done before -- Love Songs,
Quasi Political, Commentary on Record Industry, a nice cross section
of American life.
Don says it will be out early next year.
They are all conscious of what is going on the world. Those things
will filter into what their songs. They don't want to make a big
Soapbox. Don says that is boring for people.
Don is hoping for the birth of another counter-culture. There are
rumblings.
Outrage should be channeled so that it creates action. Unfocused
anger is bad.
They are glad and grateful when younger people come to the concerts.
KDFW Dallas Henley Only
The ear thing came out
You never know...with this band it could be the last tour.
The sleet ruined everything
Things are better now. A lot less tension...though there is some.
We get paid for "shameless pandering to the masses"
When you walk out on stage and hear the roar of the crowd, the songs
become brand new again.
Don was just in Dallas taking out the garbage.
He lives in Dallas for family reasons.
Playing the hometown and having guests and family there adds joy and
tension to the gig.
WJLA Washington D.C. Henley and Schmit
They are more grateful and appreciative of what they have
They don't sit around and apply the word brilliant to themselves.
It feels good to look back at their body of work
They are not good dancers. They loiter on stage.
There's always a lot of crap on the radio. Don thinks Norah Jones
deserved to win the Grammys
Today's music is bombast and braggadocio
Conscious decision to play indoors. Stadiums have problems...people
can't see or here. There's more magic indoors. The crowd feeds off
itself. It makes better use of their lighting equipment.
Arenas are the perfect size.
Musicians are citizens and taxpayers. They aren't going to talk
politics right now. They want people to come to the shows to forget
about the problems in the world and hear some good music.
The concert experience brings people together.
Greensboro NC WXII
Big Audio problems
They never said it was their final tour.
Going to Russia, Finland and Italy for the first time were really
interesting.
The band is more interested in the future than they are in the past.
A lot of the new country groups remind them of themselves
(musically)
Memphis WPTY
Mics get cut a minute or so into it.
Still fun to watch
Don and Tim offer to just do the interview themselves
Don says the album will be out around this time next year.
A lot of things going on in Eagleland / Eagleworld
Some people still think the Eagles have broken up
Don loves the southern hospitality and ribs in Memphis
Houston
starts in the middle of the interview
The band is looking forward to playing bigger cities.
They don't like to change stuff too much because people get attached
to the original arrangements
The Farewell is tongue in cheek. They plan on breaking up on August
10th....then do another reunion and then do Farewell #2
There's great food in Houston
It's hot there.
Boston WFXT
Polite talk about the weather and how cold the studio is
No flashy special effects BUT they have good lights, good video.
It's important that everyone is seen and highlighted.
They try to have a clean stage.
Glenn has seen Springsteen and McCartney in LA. His seats were back
from the stage, but his enjoyment was not inhibited.
Joe thinks it will be nice to play in Boston where it doesn't smell
like a hockey team.
They reminisce about the last time they played Boston in the rain.
They stick to a set list because there are four lead singers.
They may move a song during the first 3 or 4 shows, but after that,
it's set.
If the band tried to improvise, that would be scary
Joe: We know what the crowd wants to hear because they yell it for
three hours.
Joe: They've been thrown out of some of the finest hotels in the
world
Glenn will be at Brookline country club the afternoons of the show,
if he can get a member to sponsor him.
Joe now golfs??
Columbia SC WIS NBC
Glenn is eating so we have to wait
The reporter (and Glenn) have been stealing Joe's licks for 30
years.
Glenn wants to know where the best BBQ place in greater Columbia is.
Glenn thinks his first time in Columbia was w/ Linda Ronstadt
Their wives spend their money faster than they can make it and their
kids are driving them crazy so that's why they are going on the road
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Now they are breaking up August 23rd and 24th...depending on when
the slow news day falls
The logistics of getting around (due to the state of the world) have
gotten nightmarish.
Felder Question? They sound better now. There's more room for Joe to
play. Stueart and the horns punch up the set. Glenn, "We're still
the four guys who sing. We definitely sound like the Eagles"
Joe: There's not a place in current radio for music period.
They are just making an Eagles record. Fans want to hear the songs
they've written. acoustic, electric, mountainy, r&B types of music
are on the album. The thing that makes it an Eagles record is their
vocals.
Glenn says they MAY play a song or two from the new album.
Glenn is doing normal stuff (Car pool) and may act at a
parent-teacher conference.
West Palm Beach WPEC Sunrise Show
Otis Frey's full name is Otis Lincoln Douglas Frey (like the
debates)
The band is happy they aren't contractually signed to a record
company
They are better because they got their personal act together. They
are no longer impaired
Florida crowds "rock"
Tampa
They are just waking up
Congrats on winning the super bowl
They have a horn section! (gasp...who knew!?!)
Florida fans are boisterous....Jimmy Buffett and the Allman Brothers
got them that way. Joe thinks it is the water
Joe doesn't know if he has a Maserati, but he does have a jeep. He
doesn't go very many places. Isn't that exciting??
They've tried other things (workplace...part of society) and have
failed miserably.
Farewell 1 is just in case : )
San Francisco KRON
Glenn is amused by the name of the station
Lots of nodding
Steuart Smith is a "monster"
The Eagles are not about videos or attitude.
Glenn likes the Dixie Chicks. They are "fun"
Man, Glenn sounds bad when he "guffaws" -- He needs to stop smoking
Joe and Glenn were born joined at the nose.
Glenn's family just went to Cabo San Lucas....they've heard of the
Hotel California. None of them have ever been there. It never was
the Hotel California. "As far as I know, we haven't sued the guy"
They've got a great idea for a chain of restaurants or a Vegas
casino.
San Antonio KMOL
Okay...Glenn is a total geek. 'nuff said.
There is a discussion of who the terrorist they caught looks like.
"The bass player from Canned Heat"
Going on tour is fun.
Farewell II will be next summer?
The biggest misconception about the band is that they don't get
along
Being on TV is not very exciting. Joe is grateful that he's just a
musician
LA KTLA
This station is part of morning in the Frey house.
People need labels.
Glenn played in the only suburban surf band in Detroit. They didn't
do very well.
We treat our music like fast food
Today's pop stars are too over exposed.
They like doing satellite interviews. It's better than flying to
Boston where it is 10 degrees.
They are all stubborn, independent individuals. Their birth signs
collide.
Joe only quit the band 3 or 4. Glenn only left once or twice.
They will play Staples and the "pond"
Indianapolis WXIN
July
Farewell I was Don Henley's idea.
The ticket prices will compensate the shopping problems their wives
have. Ticket prices aren't as high as McCartney or the Stones.
They really like their lineup. Things have never been better in
terms of band morale.
They have a lot of fun.
They are about 1/3 of the way through (they are just kidding).
It will be finished in time for next summer.
San Diego XETV Fox
Fans aren't tired of them
California and Arizona is Eagle Country
Joe had a couple of tumors removed in December, but he's got 6
months left. (joking)
Glenn says he won't need a flu shot this year.
They couldn't be like the Osbournes ... they sleep too much.
Joe had open heart surgery in November, but he's good now. He had a
walker. This is the assisted living tour I
It doesn't mean we're done because we're dead.
Glenn laughs incredibly hard.
Orlando WESH
They haven't been feeling too well...so they called it Farewell I
Glenn gets inspired by the crowd
Something is mutating.
What Joe says makes sense to Glenn
Richmond WWBT
It's fun when Joe takes over at the end of the show.
History of the band for dummies
Bring your lunch (or dinner) it's a 3 hour show.
Buffalo WKBW
Don has good memories of Buffalo--the crowd was vocal and
demonstrative
The secret to success is loving what you do.
This band has never been about hair, clothes, pyrotechnics or
prancing about on stage.
The reporter thinks one of them is Glenn
Their role model is the Rolling Stones who have been around since
the Jurassic period.
Record companies don't sign artists who are equipped to go the
distance.
Irving deserves a lot of credit for their success.
They think about what they have to do "next"...not what their best
work is.
LA KTLA Part II
They don't have a clue why people like their songs.
They probably won't mention any political stuff during the concert.
It's not the right forum.
American artists are the most unprotected in the entire world in
terms of copyright.
Tim is the glue to the band.
Tim is propping Don up
"There's always been crap, Sam"
They have a lot of leather equipment fans can buy
Miami WFOR
Don sings, "I'm not Lisa"
They love seeing kids come to shows. The shows are rated "G"
Don likes getting letters and comments from fans.
They will make the tour different.
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