Don Henley

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. ”

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. ”

Playing the drums hurts my back. ”

I'm blessed with a pretty good voice. So just sitting back there banging on the tubs wasn't enough. ”

I have a bad back partially from playing the drums and singing. I used to have to hold my body in such a position that my spine got out of alignment. ”

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

I'm certainly not thrilled with everything the Eagles did, but there are some things I'm quite proud of. ”

I have a certain pool of subject matter that I like to write about, things that interest me: politics, religion, ecology, and relationships between men and women. And that's usually what I focus on. ”

I'm fortunate that I've been in this business long enough that I've earned the right to be left alone by my record company. ”

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