Originally Posted by
UndertheWire
My view is Henley was referring to both issues between himself and Frey and between Felder and Frey. I've seen post-Felder comments from Henley where he talks about people making things harder than they need to be and even "random victims" so I'm inclined to believe Felder when he writes that when Frey is unhappy or stressed, he takes it out on other people. However, Felder seemed to focus all his own discontent on Frey and let it show, which in turn made Frey unhappy. Removing Felder removed a major source of friction.
Some might naively suggest that a better solution would have been to removed Frey, but, as Henley put it in 1990, without Glenn it would be Don Henley and his backing band. There's also that Frey seems to be the silent workhorse of the band, particularly behind-the-scenes dealing with the unglamorous side of hiring-and-firing, dealing with management, agents, publicists, sound, lighting. Henley has said he's happy to let Frey take charge. Oddly, Felder never acknowledges this aspect but instead complains about not being consulted or having his views ignored.