Don Henley

It took me 42 years to write this song, and 5 minutes to sing it." [On The Heart of the Matter, during the Eagles' Hell Freezes Over tour.] ↗

— Don Henley

#learning #lessons #letting-go #life #forgiveness

Mick Jagger can't even make a successful solo album, and the Stones are the biggest rock group that ever was. ↗

— Don Henley

#biggest #even #ever #group #jagger

Between each album I try to gain a new insight that I didn't have before and perhaps write a song about something that I've written about before, but from a fresh viewpoint. ↗

— Don Henley

#album #before #between #each #fresh

I could stand out front and sing Eagles songs that I sing in my set, but I think people enjoy watching me sing and play the drums. It seems to fascinate people. I don't know why. ↗

— Don Henley

#drums #eagles #enjoy #fascinate #front

I'm always jotting things down on pieces of paper. I've got pieces of paper all over my house. ↗

— Don Henley

#down #got #house #i #over

Let hope inspire you, but let not idealism blind you. Don't look back, you can never look back. ↗

— Don Henley

#blind #hope #idealism #inspire #look

A man with a briefcase can steal millions more than any man with a gun. ↗

— Don Henley

#briefcase #gun #man #millions #more

I could have played more complex stuff. I could have been a busier player. But that's not what I wanted to do. I played what I wanted to play. ↗

— Don Henley

#busier #complex #could #i #more

I don't mind doing two or three Eagles songs and playing the drums. I'm not one of those artists who's going to sit here and deny the past. ↗

— Don Henley

#deny #doing #drums #eagles #going

I don't care what anybody says about Ringo. I cut my rock-n-roll teeth listening to him. ↗

— Don Henley

#anybody #care #cut #him #i