Don Henley

Lawsuits should not be used to destroy a viable and independent distribution system. The solution lies in the marketplace and not the courtroom. ↗

— Don Henley

#courtroom #destroy #distribution #independent #lawsuits

Playing the drums hurts my back. ↗

— Don Henley

#drums #hurts #playing

Selling eight million copies of your first album will mess you up. ↗

— Don Henley

#copies #eight #first #mess #million

Some records with drum machines on them sound phony and plastic. It all depends on how you use the tools. ↗

— Don Henley

#drum #how #machines #phony #plastic

Sometimes songwriters and singers forget that. They get a melody in their head and the notes will take precedence, so that they wind up forcing a word onto a melody. It doesn't ring true. ↗

— Don Henley

#forget #get #head #melody #notes

The Eagles and the critics were not the best of friends. ↗

— Don Henley

#critics #eagles #friends #were

The Eagles ended on a rather abrupt note, although in retrospect I realize now that it had been ending for quite some time. ↗

— Don Henley

#although #been #eagles #ended #ending

I try to write conversationally; I try to write like people speak and put the emphasis on the right syllable. ↗

— Don Henley

#i #like #people #put #right