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- 9780297857020
- Éditeur
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Date de publication
- 18/09/2008
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- anglais
- Fiches UNIMARC
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Livre numérique
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Aide EAN13 : 9780297857020
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The Eagles wrote the soundtrack to the Seventies and Eighties - and even now
their albums top the charts. But backstage, there were no peaceful, easy
feelings...
Don Felder was just a poor boy from Florida, but when he joined the Eagles he
soared into the stratosphere. Alongside former bandmates Don Henley, Glenn
Frey, Randy Meisner, and Felder's childhood friend Bernie Leadon, he sold tens
of millions of records (Eagles: Their Greatest Hits: 1971-1975 is the
bestselling album of all time), performed before countless adoring fans, and
co-wrote the renowned hit 'Hotel California'. His guitar-playing ability
lifted the band from mere popularity to iconic status. And now Don Felder
finally breaks the Eagles' decades of public silence to take fans behind the
scenes - where drugs, greed and endless acrimony threatened to tear the band
apart almost daily.
"Maybe there was too much talent. Maybe the personalities clashed with the
egos. Whatever the reason, there were always these explosive arguments going
on while I sat silently in a corner. I never expected it to survive. Never
once did I feel, 'Hey, I got it made. This thing's gonna last for years.'"
Felder was wrong about that, but he was also right: the band split up in 1980,
only to reunite for 1994's mega-selling 'Hell Freezes Over' album and tour.
But tempers continued to flare, and in 2001, after 27 contentious years as an
Eagle, Felder was summarily fired by the 'board of directors': Frey and
Henley. Lawsuits and counter-suits followed. In 'Heaven and Hell', Felder
takes us inside the pressurised recording studios, the trashed hotel rooms and
the tension-filled courtrooms, where he, Frey, and Henley had their ultimate
confrontation.
their albums top the charts. But backstage, there were no peaceful, easy
feelings...
Don Felder was just a poor boy from Florida, but when he joined the Eagles he
soared into the stratosphere. Alongside former bandmates Don Henley, Glenn
Frey, Randy Meisner, and Felder's childhood friend Bernie Leadon, he sold tens
of millions of records (Eagles: Their Greatest Hits: 1971-1975 is the
bestselling album of all time), performed before countless adoring fans, and
co-wrote the renowned hit 'Hotel California'. His guitar-playing ability
lifted the band from mere popularity to iconic status. And now Don Felder
finally breaks the Eagles' decades of public silence to take fans behind the
scenes - where drugs, greed and endless acrimony threatened to tear the band
apart almost daily.
"Maybe there was too much talent. Maybe the personalities clashed with the
egos. Whatever the reason, there were always these explosive arguments going
on while I sat silently in a corner. I never expected it to survive. Never
once did I feel, 'Hey, I got it made. This thing's gonna last for years.'"
Felder was wrong about that, but he was also right: the band split up in 1980,
only to reunite for 1994's mega-selling 'Hell Freezes Over' album and tour.
But tempers continued to flare, and in 2001, after 27 contentious years as an
Eagle, Felder was summarily fired by the 'board of directors': Frey and
Henley. Lawsuits and counter-suits followed. In 'Heaven and Hell', Felder
takes us inside the pressurised recording studios, the trashed hotel rooms and
the tension-filled courtrooms, where he, Frey, and Henley had their ultimate
confrontation.
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