A new article from Don.
http://www.unitedmags.com/rhap-session-don-henley
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A new article from Don.
http://www.unitedmags.com/rhap-session-don-henley
Just a reminder. Don will be on CBS This Morning tomorrow. He will for real this time. His name is in my guide.
I went to record it to my DVR and it was already set to go. I forgot I programmed it to record anything he's on. Lol.
Anxiously waiting for Don. Announcements at bottom of screen states: Coming up: Don Henley on the Legacy of the Eagles".
I saw online that he'll be on around 8:40.
I watched the Don segment on CBS This Morning, and it was really good. He seemed relaxed and easy-going. Gayle King interviewed him (getting a bit familiar with him as she had her arm around his walking through the woods).
The best part for me was when she asked him about each member (thank you, Gayle!).
Bernie: I missed part of this-bummer! But i believe he was complimentary, saying something about Bernie not caring about fame or fortune.
Randy: "very sensitive guy", "very talented" "a farm boy like me", "only guy who could sing that high"
Don F: "incredible guitar player", "one of the best in the business"
Joe: "again, another amazing guitar player", "very funny guy, he brought a lot of good humor", "he was sort of the wild card"
Glenn: "very dynamic individual", "we understood each other"
For me, it was very gratifying to hear his comments about Randy. I've never before read about or heard him ever complimenting Randy. I was also glad to hear him speak positively about Don F, esp since some believe Don F was nothing more than a better-than-average session player. Don H himself said Felder was one of the best. There's supposed to be an extended interview on podcast.
The interview was great!!! :D Gayle King did a great job and loved Charlie Rose and Nora O'Donnell talking about how she got Don to smile which was a good sign. LOL They talked about so much, it was funny and emotional at times, and apparently there is an extended version of the interview that will be going on online, the app, and in the CBS news podcast. I was surprised to that Gayle took time to have Don say what he thought about each member including Bernie, Randy, and Felder. It was really nice though I do think they cut the part about him talking about Timothy which might be in the extended version. That segment lead into Don talking about Glenn and his passing.
They also showed clips of Kings of Leon and Vince Gill performing "Take it Easy" and "PEF" at the Kennedy Center Honors and previewing the show we'll see on CBS the 27th. I'm even more excited to watch it. :D
ETA: Delilah, Don also said Bernie "was a good musician".
Yes, Buffyfan, those clips from the KCH performance were great! I thought Don's expression was a bit stoned-faced when Vince Gill was singing PEF, but of course that was just for a moment or two.
I thought it was a bit sad and surprising when he said he and Glenn were not around each other that much over the past several years, esp. given that they toured quite a bit during that time. Yet he still misses Glenn "just being in the world" or something like that.:-(
I was surprised about Timothy being omitted, but you're probably right that it's in the extended interview.
Here's the extended interview.
http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cbs-...s-this-morning
I'm actually not surprised him and Glenn weren't around each other much. Don lives in Texas while Glenn was in CA and later in NYC. The other guys were in CA too. They were all scattered around the US. They probably only saw each other on the road.Quote:
Originally Posted by Delilah
I think they would all wanted to get away from each other after being on the road for months at a time. A little break from each other. I always loved that story Timothy told about Glenn about to get off the plane. Turns around and tells everybody, "Enjoy your time without me." Enjoy the 10 days away from each other or something like that. I think its good because the tension wouldn't be as bad as it was in the 70s.
They were on the road quite a bit. That's why I was a little surprised that Don would say they weren't around each other much. It reminded me of what Don F said after the band reunited, that they would leave the stage and go their separate ways until the next performance.
ETA: thanks for that link, Shun!
I think I remembered reading or hearing somewhere that Don goes back to his hotel room when they are done with the show. He doesn't go out to dinner after the show, he retires for the night. Maybe he did that later on in the years or he's been doing it for years.
I do remembered that Delilah. Some of them probably go to dinner after the show(which would be very late) and some just go back to their hotel.
The part in which Gayle asked about each member was cut out of the podcast. However, it was over 23 minutes long. Nothing new or startling, but interesting none the less.Quote:
Originally Posted by buffyfan145
I enjoyed the podcast. Gayle trying to get Don to say did he perm his hair. :rofl: Yeah right, Don. We've see your hair pre 70s and post 70s. Well his his hair was kinda wavy curly like during the BTPB era.
I don't know...I always thought the longer your hair got the less curly it was. I mean what does he do every morning now, flat iron the curls out! Yea I can just picture Don Henley standing in front of a mirror every day spraying in anti frizz & running a flat iron over & over. He doesn't have enough hair!Quote:
Originally Posted by shunlvswx
If he said it wasn't a perm...okay...I can ride with that.
Well, as Delilah noted, this is virtually the first time in recorded history that Don H. has spoken well of Randy, so it's quite special for us MeisLovers.Quote:
Originally Posted by GlennLover
Was it Gayle who asked about each band members. Because if she did. IMO. Its Gayle's fault for not mentioning Timothy. How the heck can you forget a member who's been there since the Long Run era and who was also honored alongside Don, Joe and Glenn. I really don't get that. I hope they just ran out of time and hoping they really didn't forget Timothy. I would had loved to hear what he said about Timothy.
I haven't seen the interview from this morning, but I did see the extended interview. I have to wait until I get home to watch it because I still haven't seen on the CBS This Morning website. They only have a transcript on the interview.
Oh I didn't see the transcript, only the interview on "podcast" - I don't know what that means, i.e. it is audio only.
Someone here said that Timothy is mentioned in the extended version of the interview. I listened to the 24-minute version and Tim was not mentioned. It also didn't have the "what do you think of each Eagle" part, which was what I wanted to hear.
For the record, Mr. Henley says he didn't perm his hair.
Its only audio.
I listened to the extended version. I don't remembered hearing Timothy's name. Don was mostly talking about his childhood, a little on HC etc. I have to re-listen to it when I get home from work since I was listening to it at work and I couldn't turn the volume up too high without disturbing my co-workers, but I thought the extended interview was great.
I just watched the interview this morning YouTube(not a good version since somebody recorded it on their phone from the screen). They did say something about Timothy being honored for the KCH but not during the what you think of these members. I just can't believe Gayle left Timothy out.
This is kinda the transcript of the interview. I was looking for the interview, but it was only an article of the interview.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/don-henl...el-california/
That's nice, thank you. Maybe they'll release the video in a day or two? Maybe?
An excerpt from the article:
King asked Henley what comes to mind when he thinks about the Eagles members, beginning with guitarist Bernie Leadon.
“Really great. Really great musicianship. A guy who did not like fame at all,” Henley said.
“Randy Meisner?” King asked.
“Very sensitive guy, very talented, a farm boy like me,” Henley said. “He was the only guy who could sing that high.”
“Don Felder?” King asked.
“Incredible guitar player, yeah,” Henley said. “One of the best in the business.”
And Joe Walsh, Henley said, was also an amazing guitar player.
“And a very funny guy. You know, he bought a lot of good humor and he was sort of the wild card,” Henley said.
King saved Glenn Frey for last, who died in January.
“What you would have to say about him?” King asked.
“He was a very dynamic individual. He came up like I did, playing in rock and roll bands starting in high school,” Henley said. “We understood each other. We both loved cars. He had an old ‘55 Chevy named Gladys that we used to ride around in. And we were just – we were a good fit, you know. I had strengths that made up for his weaknesses, and he had strengths that made up for my weaknesses.”
Just listened to the podcast. Great interview, only audio, but can't wait to get home and watch it on tv.
Don, I don't care what you say, you permed your hair back then. You could tell that Gayle didn't believe him either. :laugh:
In this podcast nothing was mentioned about any of the guys other than Glenn and he didn't say anything about the KCH.
And TBS gets no respect. :sigh:
Thanks a lot, Gayle.
The part where Gayle had Don talking about the guys was in the video interview they showed on CBS This Morning. It should be on CBS' website tonight or tomorrow. I was hoping the podcast would mention Timothy but guess it didn't. Sounds like it was somewhat different too than what aired on TV. That is funny about Gayle asking about a perm. LOL
:sigh: it figures...Quote:
Originally Posted by LuvTim
:scowl:DittoQuote:
Originally Posted by LuvTim
:scowl:
That's too bad she left out Tim. I'm sure it wasn't intentional.
Very nice interview otherwise. I do wish they had talked a little more about the KCH though.
I think this interview was already taped way before the KCH and that's probably why Don didn't say anything about that night. I am happy that they included footage from that night.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brooke
Both interviews were great,
How uncool that TBS wasn't mentioned.
I am so glad DH finally threw some well deserved praise towards Felder. Made me happy to read that.
Here's the article about last night's event.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...212-story.html
Quote:
It was evident in the show’s lineup, which featured Eagles founding member and songwriter Don Henley as well as fellow singer-songwriters Jackson Browne and J.D. Souther, singer Aaron Neville, multi-instrumentalist David Lindley and latter-day disciples such as country singer-songwriter Brandy Clark, rocker Grace Potter, Guatemalan singer Gaby Moreno, L.A. indie-rock band Dawes and Southern California roots-music champions fiddler-singer Sara and guitarist-singer Sean Watkins.
Quote:
Ronstadt’s ear for first-rate material was apparent Sunday in the renditions of signature songs from her wide-ranging repertoire. They spanned the aching beauty of the song Henley identified as his first collaboration with his late songwriting partner Glenn Frey, “Desperado,” as well as Kate and Anna McGarrigle’s haunting “Heart Like a Wheel.”
Quote:
As was often the case Sunday, Henley pointed out the game-changing effect Ronstadt had on the careers of so many aspiring songwriters when she turned her attention to one of their songs.
“This song got very little notice when it came out on our second album in April of 1973,” Henley said of “Desperado.” “When Linda recorded it and put it out on her ‘Don’t Cry Now’ album in September of 1973, everything changed.”
I was surprised by the omission of Timothy, too. I assumed it was on the "extended version" and I'm surprised that the whole segment is gone!
I seriously believe Don about the perm. Why would he lie? Your hair changes over time. Mine became less curly as I got older.
Overall, the CBS interview was great and I love reading the other material as well. I did wonder why they didn't show more of their walk around the pond... how I'd love to do that with Don!
I just saw this on Facebook. Don will be on CBS This Morning again this Wednesday. It looks like a new interview. It looks like they are doing a few interview with the Kennedy Center Honors honorees this week or maybe into next week. Al Pacino is tomorrow.
Did anybody catch this?
There was no mention of a Don interview at the beginning of the program. I fast forwarded the news show and there was no interview.
Ah, OK. Thanks for the info.
That's weird because Don was down to be on this morning. I saw it on my guide. I think the incident in Mexico bumped Don. Don is bumped again because of breaking news and I kinda hate that he was bumped. He was bumped early this month because of breaking news.
I actually overslept and didn't get to watch. Hopefully it'll be on tomorrow or Friday.
I will sent my DVR for tomorrow and Friday. When I checked this morning for other days, they didn't have anybody down for the next few days. If they are spotlighting the KC honorees, they have to do Don.
I went on their website and they did Mavis on Monday and of course Al yesterday.
I think this is the same video, but includes Timothy this time. It looks like he was cut out because of time.
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/don-he...-rise-to-fame/
Thanks, shun.