Quotes from Don Henley

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

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

An angry man can only get so far until he reconciles the way he thinks.

The government bugged the men's room in the local disco lounge.

The land of opportunity spawned a whole new breed of men without souls.

Cause a man with a briefcase can steal more money than any man with a gun.

It's an inside job to learn about forgiving, it's an inside job to hang on to the joy of living.

I remember a time when things were a lot more fun around here, when good was good and evil was evil, before things got fuzzy.

Sharper than a serpents tongue, tighter than a bongo drum, quicker than a one night stand, slicker than a mambo band.

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.

In forty-five minutes, it'll all be done. We'll all be good and crispy, but we'll still be number one.

It was a pretty good year for predators.

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.

It was pretty frightening because as we all know, when large, famous groups breakup, a lot of the members don't survive in solo careers.

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

Remember how you made me crazy, remember how I made you scream.

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

I'm not on any crusade.

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.

Sometimes you get the best light from a burning bridge.

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

It was pretty frightening because as we all know, when large, famous groups breakup, a lot of the members don't survive in solo careers.

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.

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.