Don Felder Heaven & Hell, my life in the Eagles HowardTVFelder08

[@ealrip]

After looking at this video i am a big Don Felder fan.

[@killerjoe5628]

Yeah, Frey and Henley sort of made Felder out to be a malcontent in the band, but Felder comes off really well here.

[@davewilson4929]

@@killerjoe5628 yes, good point. The "documentary" they did sure made him look terrible. And after watching this, I realized I never saw Henley and Frey TOGETHER in that documentary. All their interviews were seperate. Maybe they both were/are dicks and Felder was the nice guy. What a cutthroat business. LOL what business ISN'T cutthroat tho?

[@Jagersdad70]

“He had and electric chainsaw because the gas powered chainsaw made too much noise, you could hear him coming....”😂😂😂😂

[@keelsmac01]

All you need to understand is every person who left that band had problems with Frye and Henley. Leadon, meisner and Felder. Joe walsh is a shell of his former self. I saw them about 5 yrs ago and was disgusted at the show they put on. It was literally going thru the motions. The only huge applause was for joe.

[@barryyudiski982]

@@Jagersdad70 k

[@eldadgolan684]

What a classy dude. great musician, honest, well spoken, and just generally nice

[@stevemercure902]

This entire interview was most interesting, even almost 10 years down the road from when it happened. It is fascinating to hear Don's side of the events, unfiltered.

[@dougw.1474]

After watching, "History of the Eagles", I had a bad opinion of Felder. But, I thought that Frey and Henley were also full of themselves. Thanks, Felder for doing this interview and letting me make my own decision. I think this was nothing more than a power struggle, between a Prima Donna(Henley), and a power mad dictator(Frey), and someone that just wanted what was owed to him and wanted to play great music(Felder) !!!! KUDOS TO DON FELDER !!!!! TAKE A RIDE !!!!

[@debbiefrompa]

very much enjoyed the interview. Don Felder is such a gentleman. And quite a sense of humor.

[@mickpizzia6143]

What a true legend. He has class and is an extraordinary songwriter and musician! Love to listen to his music

[@ocean686]

you are talking about another guy?

[@maryannarlotta7157]

Don doesn't give himself enough credit, he has a great voice. Visions from "One of These Nights" is a favorite song.

[@maeve926]

What a true gentleman.

[@williamblair9597]

I now believe that we have all heard from from both sides. Now we can all decide what and what doesn't matter to each of us as fans. One of the best interviews, Mr. Stern.

[@patcampion716]

Dang why have I never seen this gem!!!! Now we know! I have never liked Henley, as a singer yes, but as a human, no. The old saying, Henley has never been punched in the face! Pompous f$&@! Really have such a high respect for Felder now, I know this was years ago, but I hope we hear some new stuff from him

[@Pinkster1974]

Watched all 8 parts. Thanks for the upload. I always thought he was great and underrated. Never heard him talk. Seems like a cool dude.

[@1wirey]

It must be the ire of Henley and Frey that The Eagles biggest song and one of the biggest rock anthems ever, Hotel California, would not exist without Felder.

[@markyounger1240]

Really!

[@DesJosephjivebunny09]

Just came back from Niagara Fallsview Casino after seeing and recording Don Felder, An Evening at the Hotel California and I have never met such a beautiful talented man. The Jive Bunny reports about art and music is in love with Don Felder.

[@flippinthemadstyles]

This is the best interview I've heard from Don Felder and regarding the Eagles. I'll have to check out his book now, for sure!!!

[@MatthewBaumgarten]

Don Felder was my favorite Eagle, because of his awesome guitar work & songwriting skills. The Eagles are not the same without him like Kiss is not the same without Ace and Journey is not the same without Steve & Lynyrd Skynyrd never was the same without RVZ. Its tough & awkward for me as an Eagles fan growing up with the eagles music to see & hear the Eagles without Don Felder in the band.

[@WHEELSBRANUM]

I concur.

[@WHEELSBRANUM]

I also believe that Randy Meisner should have never left the group. He should have sucked it up and sang his part once a night. He left and never really did anything worthwhile after. Maybe he didn't realize it, but the Eagles were the best gig he ever had.

[@WHEELSBRANUM]

This is simply my opinion. I stand by it. I don't feel sorry for Randy. He did what he thought was best for him. No different then the rest of us in the world who make life changing decisions every day, and hope it works out. Decisions often have consequences that don't work out. That is life. Sometimes the wheel that squeaks the loudest gets the most grease, and sometimes it is the first one to be replaced. END OF PROBLEM.

[@michaelmckenna9022]

I now understand why Walsh wasn't playing and performing to his maximum potential in the Eagles. Henley and Frey didn't want that much competition. When Walsh joined he was more famous than they were.

[@SteveatNSR]

After listening to all eight of these, my take: Don Felder: Super nice guy. Frey and Henley: Dicks with limbs.

[@cynthiacisneros1694]

Great book❣️Love Don Felder 🥰

[@Billy23201]

"I live in hotels, tear out the walls" is literally a true lyric. haha. That's awesome.

[@maelinjoli]

I wish I look as good as this guy when I'm 61 !

[@achrisofalltrades5620]

I'm 50 n I don't look half this good 😂😂 shoulda done Coke n partied in my 20's I guess 🤣

[@integral]

Excellent book and it's great hearing him cover the territory with Howard.

[@MatthewBaumgarten]

So many great bands from the 70'most of them had one member leave or asked to leave the band, sad :(

[@kellybrantner1923]

This is SO interesting. What a story.

[@ro3741]

It really sounds like Felder did well even after getting fired. You could tell the “paychecks” are still coming and he isn’t having to lift a finger. Well played Mr. Felder!

[@plantfeeder6677]

Joe Walsh told us all about the Eagles just after he joined them when he sang "Life's Been Good" on the Eagle's Live album. The line when he says, " fans write me letters, tell Glenn Don's great." Says it all.

[@jamgarza1]

This interview was way back in 2008. I just saw the Eagles perform tonight in LA at the Forum 10/15/2021.What a great show. And joe Walsh was there he ticked that guitar. Anyways they still are a great group and the performance was also great. So Fry past on a few years back so his son Deacon is in the band now he’s a great addition a young na. In the midst of all these old guys.

[@greg8598]

How can a guy who's been thru all of that end up about 40 years later looking so good and being so nice ????? Amazing. Must have been SO hard for someone so fair and decent to put up with those assholes.

[@SIMONP1965]

Don's a class act

[@markyounger1240]

I always thought Felder was the problem, but after hearing him, I had it all wrong.

[@victoriacorcoran1258]

Don speaking up was a good thing...so many people in similar situations have no other choice but to walk away.

[@jimc6154]

Buy/Get the book...It's an A+.

[@showstoppa21]

Just finished it. Absolute greatness.

[@vinnybking]

Outstanding Interview!

[@CC-pe3xv]

I read the book years ago Don Felder was the man!

[@justinmcquaide4862]

If you watch the history of the Eagles you learn exactly what Felder was like never happy !!!

[@oldrrocr]

Don Felder must be doing something right - he looks great! (and Robin wow!)

[@jameshoover3558]

IMO it’s about chemistry between artists and timing. Each member brings their own strengths to the group.

[@discernment8963]

Without going into detail I met Joe Walsh a sobriety birthday party and got to know him fairly well when I lived in the Valley in the late 90s. By his own description he was a graduate of the Keith Moon University of Hotel Room Hygiene.

[@DaveWollenberg]

Don oughta fight to get back into the Eagles. They won't admit it, but they need him!

[@garyt7830]

why should he fight..... to be with Ace Holes Like Glenn Frey and Don Henley .... Thieves, and control freaks

[@carlbamburg7439]

Why would ANYONE get up everyday and eat a barrel of shit in order to get a teaspoon of gold?..

[@erichinton5774]

@@carlbamburg7439 Very nice. And very true

[@kellyd4535]

I have respect for all the members of the Eagles in their musicianship and talent, but have to wonder about Frey and Henley and the way they have treated anybody else that has been in the band.

[@garyt7830]

Howard Stern should not be even on the air.....

[@jameshoover3558]

Don is a class act!!!

[@Daluke61]

Seemed like a fairly complete interview to me; answered a number of questions about Felder, Fry, Henley... that's one tough business, especially back then. Thanks for posting these.

[@michaelmckenna9022]

I have a cousin his age that grew up in the same area. Very nice, kind and considerate people living around there. Just too much Jack Daniels.

[@BebilBamsey27]

What kind of question is “Did you and Joe Walsh double team someone?” So uncomfortable and weird.

[@Reba24u]

HS is so crude

[@BebilBamsey27]

@@tele68 Such a weird thing to ask

[@4465Vman]

yeah howard stern I s a great interviewer but yeah he slips into that really crude stuff ..hes trying to dig for dirt, for scandal..Felder is so , so cool he just lets it slide!!..also when he asks elder about his wife "is she hot?" I mean wtf is felder supposed to say at that point? "um nah shes not hot at all!!??"

[@garyt7830]

Joe Walsh, Tim B Schmitt, and Don Felder ,,should all get together and form their own band

[@joelRmontfort]

OMG Absolutely!!! That would be amazing!

[@sophiashull1082]

Along with Randy Meisner..

[@garyt7830]

sophia shull God point,, and Leave Glenn Fry and Don Henley, behind in their Greed .. I will never buy or see another Eagles Concert with Glenn Fry or Don Henley on a stage

[@vinnykster]

I said the same thing. Joe and Felder would make a smoking album together

[@dofalasong]

I bought Long Road Out Of Eden and found it very depressing. There were two songs I enjoyed but I ended up selling the CD at a yard sale.

[@bobravenscraft5376]

He was the TRUE MUSICIAN of the group. That's why he left

[@johnwormley5161]

A gentleman!

[@speedracer2336]

Initially the Eagles were soft rock, country and folk. Walsh and Felder made them sound more rock. They are now back to their roots, soft rock and country rock!

[@TruthSurge]

So, he sits with the guitar and not once in an hour does he hit one note? I would have gone insane. I'd had to have been plucking it randomly throughout.

[@philg4116]

It's just like guys who wear a condom on a date waiting to be asked to use it.

[@speedracer2336]

Great guitar players usually bring it with them in case the host wants them to play.

[@rolandofgilead43]

@@speedracer2336 well said and let's face it as much as i wanted to her him sing what he was saying had be captivated as well. i'd say this was from 2007

[@JJ-oe9wc]

@@speedracer2336 He definitely played and sang that day it just isn't shown

[@if6was929]

The only reason I have fo watching this set of interview videos is that I found Don Felder's guitar playing to be very impressive but I feel the same way about the band as David Meyer, Gram Parsons biographer. The story Felder tells seems fairly common for R&R bands.

[@rchydrozz751]

4:30 Felder has respect. After all the chit Henley gave him, Felder still says Henley sings HIS song better than him.

[@markyounger1240]

Agree

[@guitarplayer30001]

they were talking about victim of love, im not sure i heard felder sing that

[@douggainey]

Don F didn't write the lyrics for Hotel California

[@quarloc]

Felder IS the Eagles!

[@anthonyparkinson5544]

Jethro Tull had a song which was a precursor of Hotel California

[@OttoByOgraffey]

Okay. What is it?

[@charleswinokoor6023]

Good segment.

[@68weav]

Don's cool. If any of what he says about Frey and Henley are true, it would be very disappointing. They appear to work very well together on stage.

[@batlizard37]

other people have said that they are extremely controlling , not just him. randy meisner has said similar things

[@Billy23201]

I actually like Artie, "I don't know if I should go, because I like Don." Don doesn't seem to be a very common name, it's kind of weird having two Don's in the same band. Just saying. I know random, but i just thought of it.

[@humbleradioTokyoAdventures]

Yeah, he comes across rough, but then you realize he's a deep guy. And I like how he stopped Howard from playing some parody version saying 'let's leave it at that', meaning, lets leave the interview on a good note. Howard agreed. So him not finding the cut was fate. Cheers.

[@spybug51]

Ahhh...I was hoping this clip would follow up with the last where they were talking about the on stage fight between Frey & Felder, Stern has a habit of interrupting & getting side tracked easy.

[@marilynsammons4771]

I always liked Don Felder most and Joe Walsh second!

[@erichaynes7502]

The other band members quit before Felder because Frey was an impossible jerk. NOBODY can say much good of Frey.

[@youtuberuk9695]

@3:34 his next CD is called "Boys of Next Summer"..... :-)

[@GuitarGuy05051]

I want to hear about that too! Seems so interesting.

[@chrismills6767]

I admit, Don Felder is a loss to the Eagles! But Don F., GET OVER IT...Everyone knows who started this great band, was not you! Don & Glenn are the greats behind the music & writing, brilliant on stage performance by all the band! I seen them twice in Detroit in the HFO tour! Loved it, now I will see the in Dallas in OCT Can't wait, best concert ever! To bad there is such bad blood between you & the band Don F. You could be a part of this amazing tour! Good Luck! The E's wont need it! LUV Eagles

[@Bd951]

I'd go see the Eagles without Don Felder...when hell freezes over!

[@michaelhayes9773]

I've been an eagles fan since their first album. I can't believe some people don't know the history of their feuding. It wasn't just Felder who couldn't get along with them it was almost all of them. I don't know about Timothy or Joe because they came later and weren't given partnership so they are just employees and they don't have a say in much. But Meisner, Leadon, and Felder all had issues with Frey and Henley from almost the beginning. What people also don't understand is Meisner, Leadon, and Felder were the reason for the Eagles success. I also have the Eagles latest album and except for a couple songs it sounds like a repeat of Henley's End of the Innocence album, which there was only a couple songs on that, that was any good. Henley has been given way too much credit in my opinion. Great singer, but his songs aren't that great. Always trying to make some political statement that only he knows what the hell he's talking about. I always liked Frey but I also think he's an ass. He and Henley at one time wanted to kill each other out of jealousy. My favorites of the Eagles are Meisner, Leadon, Felder and Walsh, and let's face it. Without those guys there never could have been a group called the Eagles. That's all

[@Chasstful]

Its painfully obvious that Frey/Henley were egomaniacs to the point of pathology. They have tainted the legacy of the Eagles and their music. Really bad human beings, especially Frey.

[@wayneo1269]

Charles Black Hard to argue with that.

[@wayneo1269]

You make some valid points.

[@rrip1]

Yeah, I'm with you on that.

[@fanoboss]

rweghg3 thanks for posting, it was awesomeness

[@rweghg3]

I downloaded this from felders website a few years ago...this was all that was posted & all i could find on the internet, but i'm sure more existis...sorry

[@rweghg3]

thanks, much appreciated ; - ) George

[@1954telecaster]

artie sure loves to hear himself talk...

[@OttoByOgraffey]

I'm in Boise, Idaho. Born and raised. I hate it.

[@clutch2827]

So why'd he get the guitar out if he wasn't going to play it? Or did I miss something?

[@EH_90_]

clutch2827 He played Hotel California but they had to cut it out on the TV broadcast to avoid paying royalties. You can listen to the audio of it on Don's site. www.donfelderonline.com/downloads/multimedialiveaudio.htm

[@quarloc]

You eat! You must be a Miami Vice loving, MTV kind guy.

[@carlitosirlanda1742]

the Eagles is a 5 man band... the Egos is Henley & Frey

[@debraives4741]

The real Don has been exposed.

[@Happyboymargarine]

Everything with robin is “the other day”

[@rafasounds2010]

I didnt know what Felder said to Walsh at the HC video, but somehow I had guessed it was something related to coke. Felder himself at one moment of the video does a deep "coke rescue" from inside his nose, you can clearly see it.

[@garyleahy4537]

Stern is so hung up on sex. Everytime he brings it up you can see Don roll his eyes and think, "no not again".

[@wayneo1269]

Stern is pretty crude .

[@rweghg3]

He's a prick that gets off on that adulation that only comes in form of instant gratification of everyone within a one mile radius having to refer to him as a King or a God, when they know all they are really doing is just blowing smoke up his ass to keep his oversized self absorbed, but very fragile ego a float so that it doesn't ever crash back down to reality.. And that reality is at the end of the day even Stern himself knows he's become audibly uninteresting & turned into a visual caricature punch line to a tired old joke that still get's a laugh but now it's at him & not for him...

[@wayneo1269]

rweghg3 I take it you don't like him.LOL

[@rweghg3]

About like everyone else... I use to.. Lol

[@wayneo1269]

rweghg3 hehe

[@JTRocks4Ever]

He did say & so did Don Henley that the girls used to throw themselves at Randy Meisner and that he indulged even though he was married. Moral of the story: if you want a faithful husband don't marry a guy in a band.

[@1954telecaster]

I bet he was gunna play the Spanish version of Hotel California from the Big Lebowski

[@marmadukewinterbotham2599]

Has Stern no shame? Making a smutty remark about Don's daughter? Oaf.

[@4465Vman]

and about his wife too "is she hot!!??" wtf!!??

[@scottbobo2145]

Check out that fret hand at the 1:49 ish mark !!

[@HoboJoe1416]

Felder was just a bit too smart for them. That settlement wasn't cheap, and I'm sure it left Henley/Frey gnashing their teeth as they wrote out the MASSIVE check. There's a reason this guy isn't too bitter. He got paid. Way to stick it to the two douchebags. LOL!!!

[@Chriskkboongg]

Although I love Felder's guitar work, Henley and Frey are the main forces behind the Eagles. If Felder believed so much in equal partnership, why did he not object to hiring Joe & Timothy as employees?

[@varrick1226]

I haven't listened to a Howard interview in over 15 years until this one which was very good. Howard and Artie did a nice job but Robin is a tad obnoxious.

[@charlesincharge3404]

Remember folks, there's always at least 2 sides to every story...

[@ocean686]

and he has been really successful globally, since he was kicked out?

[@loadi2865]

TRASHING HOTEL IS SO STUPID .

[@gdhgeorge]

Click "Like" if you think that Don Felder looks like David Soul here..

[@flip3114]

I bet once Henley dies, Joe and Don get back together

[@JRKIXASS]

Henley is a megalomaniac, Frey a wanna be tough guy. Joe Walsh a puppet. Don Felder re made the band with Hotel California. Don is probably the most underrated guitarist in music. Hotel California is the closest thing the USA has to Stairway To Heaven. No disrespect, but Frey couldn't propel the band the way Felder did. Don Felder is The Eagle and from the old photos of Henley, with the afro- he is Big Bird. His song MADE the Eagles!

[@amadan34]

wheres the rest?

[@danalogue]

Bands are such an incredible pain in the ass. How have the Stones have done it? Btw, blaming Yoko was such a cheap shot, the Beatles breakup was inevitable.

[@TheTomnom]

That interviewer is creepy

[@OttoByOgraffey]

That interviewer? You don't know who he is?

[@kevinsandstrom5833]

I LOVE this interview, but good god Howard is so crude and creepy, "you have a hot daughter don't you?" what a creep but I still love this interview.

[@valeyrossie4497]

Felder is a legend and the band wasn't the same without him, also this interview is soo bad, as soon as don starts talking and getting in a flow they all cut him off and talk over him, typical yanks.

[@ronaldcaraway8184]

He didn't write Hotel California. He did the intro. He got fired for being an asshole. He and Joe Walsh worked on it. The band took it to the next level. There are two elements that made the Eagles great, Glen Fry and Don Henley. It was their band, they sang it and demanded perfection. Joe Waslh and Timothy B, Schmit both admit it. No one wanted to work with him.

[@JJ-oe9wc]

Yes he wrote the melody for the whole song.

[@JJ-oe9wc]

Your whole comment is BS and you're obviously not a musician

[@neathletics2439]

Henley & Frey fan boy alert! Walsh & Schmitt were employed by Henley & Frey. What else could they say? It was also Meisner & Leadon's band - why did they quit?

[@jessemills4956]

Howard is a creep.

[@1954telecaster]

they're all egomaniacs, felder is a great guitar player but truth is he was a shitty singer and couldn't write lyrics to save his life

[@rweghg3]

Heavy Metal ( The Title Track to Movie was written by him & he is also on lead vocals ) Even if it is 1 song it's still a damn good one & it proves you to be wrong....

[@1954telecaster]

I love heavy metal but it doesn't compare to frey/henley or even joe walsh songs

[@rweghg3]

That's true but in general not a lot of rock songs written by the artists that perform do compare, especially with Henley & Walsh.. I think Frey is the weakest link in that chain & the nickname given to him by Randy Meisner doesn't help his case much ( Add a word & gain a third ) From joining song writing sessions already in progress between other members of the band & chiming in, hey guys why don't change the word from this to that... 1 word added for the demand of a song writing credit & a third of the royalties... That's just being a little too greedy while acting like a complete ass.. Walsh, especially the James Gang material & the first couple of years after he left is Iconic... Henley's complete discography, Iconic Frey has a great voice ( even though it sounds nothing like it did on the original Peaceful easy feeling ) But I think his ambition to want to be an actor, must have been too many guest appearances on Miami Vice and it caused his writing to suffer.. Heavy Metal is a good song but you are comparing it to really great Iconic songs.. It will lose that battle every time.. On a side note I think everything Frey felt about Henley, Felder caught the brunt of.. Common knowledge it's Frey's band but the whole world knows Don Henley is the Eagles ... I'm sure that fact burns Glenn Frey's ass & pisses him off to this day.. When it's your band & you are not the face of it then it's his band & you are just a member

[@ms8596]

So what. He's a shitty singer and couldn't write lyrics. 99% of the song is the music anyway. Fuck the lyrics.

[@Linda-it9dh]

@@rweghg3 well said. love the add a word, gain a 1/3 phrase. i hate how they edited the randy segments in the documentary but anyone can tell he was one of the most talented.

[@chrismills6767]

You are so wrong! Don, Glenn, & Joe all have solo careers! I don't here anything big from Don F. So what he helped write Hotel Cal..Bid Deal! NOT THEIR BEST SONG! Just a big hit, I actually used to get sick of it, so many, better tunes! Seven Bridges Road, Peaceful Easy Felling, Last Resort, Wasted Time, Life in the fast lane, I can't tell you why, ect,! Don F. is not the beat of the Eagles, just a has been with a big EGO! Join the crowd, it was Don & Glenn from the begining and will be in END!

[@barbaraswann585]

Don was only in the band a short time and never happy. Glen frey was the leader and wrote a lot of. the songs. Glen was the spark plug that created the EAGLES. He made Don Felder a millionaires and he's still whining and complaining.

[@martinbouvier8734]

Felder is NOT a good singer!

[@erichinton5774]

He's no Henley, yes. But even Felder will admit that

[@erichinton5774]

@@JJ-oe9wc I know