129 Quotes by Don Henley

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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 played drums on Keith Carradine's first record.

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.