This is always a difficult issue. It seems to me that often in a band there's a leader (or two) who has to keep his eye on the big picture while the others are interested only in their own little contributions ("I want my precious song on the album"). Eagles, of course, wasn't necessarily like this, because when you listen to the Hotel California album, it's obvious that Joe was very much a team player from the very start and interested in the
songs.
But I feel that sometimes these leaders are treated unfairly in discussions about the bands. It's easier to be a nice guy when you don't have to stress about what's the best move for the band next etc. It is possible that there were times when Glenn, as the founder/leader of the band, felt this kind of stress and was sometimes in a bad mood also because of this. In his book Don talks about what went on in
his head in any given situation ("I wondered if I still had his phone number so I could ask if there's anything I could do"), but Glenn is judged only by his behavior and Don doesn't seem to think that some of Glenn's "difficult behavior" could've been a result of pressure. Glenn was also in a situation where he was trying to keep four egos around him happy and took a step back. This is something Felder has never discussed. Well, actually he has mentioned it, but he said that the reason for it was that Henley was so great that Glenn
had to step back.
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