Classic Rock Clip: THIS is why people hate Don Henley!

In this clip from Episode 16 of the CGR podcast, the guys break down why Don Henley is so annoying.
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[BobRiedel]

If you're barbecuing in your backyard with the family and happen to hum an Eagles tune, Henley will ring your doorbell demanding royalties.

[isaiahd]

Nobody mentions that thing with Don Henley having cocaine and underage hookers at his house?

[maverick]

David Geffen described Don Henley as a malcontent. The perfect way to sum him up.

[reneeolson]

Don Felder is still a member of the band, and gets paid like he was a member but does not tour or record with them, plus he won a huge settlement. Henley is a good song writer and singer, but Henley is a control freak and a Narcissist, and even complained about the shoes a band member was wearing during a performance, what they could say during interviews, and what they could play during interviews and talk shows. He was livid when Felder wrote the book Heaven and Hell, because Narcissists hate more than anything when something is perceived to make them look bad.

[JamesDavis-shgh]

Don Henley has been no said to have been lipsynching to his concerts while charging hundreds of dollars per ticket. So much for a (cl)ass act. 😡

[stocksgoupward]

Other Reasons to hate Henley and Frey too. After the Eagles reformed and they had in their contracts an even 5 ways split among the band that Henley and Frey came to the conclusion that they should be paid more. so they had it the contract changed so Felder Walsh and Schmidt would be paid less. now this is also when as they came back they jacked up their concert ticket prices way up. so there was millions more for Henley and Frey to gain but there was so much money there was NO REASON to do this. now remember 2 members of the Eagles had quit by this time. Randy Meisner and Bernie Leadon who had enough of their crap. well this didnt sit well with Don Felder but Walsh went along and so did Timothy B Schmidt who was just glad to be in the band. Felder gets kicked out of the band for this and he was the reason the Eagles had gotten their rock edge with his guitar playing especially with Already Gone a huge rock song for them and he wrote the music to Hotel California. this is all uncovered in the Showtime Doc history of the Eagles and in Felders Book Heaven and Hell My Life in the Eagles. going back to the documentary Glen Frey could not have looked any worse here as a real asshole as he rips Felder for not taking this pay cut and a take it or leave it attitude. Felder just keeps saying a deal is a deal and Walsh's silence is heartbreaking as he should be backing up Felder here.

[bshock]

Don Henley even looks pompous and unkind.

[theesperanzacompromisebyja]

Not the first people to say this about the awesome Don Henley. It is just so true that I might never stop laughing. Love his music. Love the subtlety. That voice should have sang every Eagles track. But he really is, and was clueless when it comes to what other people think and feel.

[Stan_sprinkle]

Man, what a weird thing to get triggered by. Pretty benign, really.

[willdwyer]

I don't understand why people like his voice. It's all head voice with him. He rarely sings from the diaphragm. He has to practically deepthroat the mic to be heard.

[jamessquair]

LOL 😂 couldn’t agree more. I know how good he is, but whenever he comes on the radio I have to change the channel.

[dallasmitchell]

Don and Glen couldn’t have done it on their own! It was a collaboration, it’s a pity they didn’t value the other band members. Timothy had a beautiful voice, better than Glen’s, Don Felder was an amazing talent to! Those two just thought they were they were better than everyone else.

[furyiiiplate]

Future has proved the Mr Henley had it ALL figured out back then. Why didn't we elect him Premier of Earth For Life?

[jerrymeadows]

Perhaps, no in fact, there are two blemishes on Eagles, "The" is not to be used as a prefix, that have and will continue to limit their legacy- the egos of Glenn Frey and Don Henley. Apparently Henley, especially, has this paranoia that someone other than himself and Glenn's estate might earn a dime on their efforts to the extent that he has completely outlawed usage of anything to do with their material. In fact he has a whole army of attorneys who troll the airwaves in a way reminiscent of Gestapo radio-location specialists to insure that no one is secretly using their songs without prior consent. Never in the history of recorded music has a performer been so diligent at limiting his and their exposure to the world. It's ego over common sense; his efforts insure that the least promotion is to be accordingly given to their songbook.

[bobabooey]

A lot of rock stars think they are gods because they get treated as such

[ZiplineShazam]

"Don Henley Must Die" - Mojo Nixon 1990

[elklakeradio]

I think it’s actually a pretty cool idea.

[justwannagrill]

Didnt he strangle some 15 yr old then write a song ab it

[FIBONICITY]

Henley is an activist, he read the constitution and took it to heart. Freedom of speech and he speaks his mind about what he feels is important. You can judge his personal relations and business tactics as you wish but the only way to judge his music is nearly perfect.

[deltalitprof]

Rock, soul and folk artists are the successors to what poets like Wordsworth, Tennyson and Whitman were in the 19th century. With Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, The Beatles, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Marvin Gaye, the writer of music lyrics had effectively claimed and made good on the right to make global political statements. Henley took this up. Questioning his right to do so in the context of rock is a waste of time. The place of the critic is to interpret and assess the value of those statements.