The Don Henley interview is up

[Tango]

If you want to hear it, go to:

http://www.wmgk.com/music/audio_room.shtml (http://)

If this link doesn't work, maybe someone can fix it or you can just paste the URL in your browser. How do you take the comments?

[ShangriLaTroubl]

interesting.........thanks for sharing

Chris

[skcin]

Crap! Can't listen, I'm at work. Worth checking out later when I get home? Anyone?

[ShangriLaTroubl]

I think it is interesting...

it's the interview where he says

"as you know Stevie and I have been friends for 25 to 30 years now, and we just thought it would be fun..as you know Her group has permanently thrown in the towel, I think, so she's official a solo artist now, and uh The Eagles arent doing anything right now, and I just thought it would be fun to tour with her.."

Chris

[AliceLover]

I think it is interesting...

it's the interview where he says

"as you know Stevie and I have been friends for 25 to 30 years now, and we just thought it would be fun..as you know Her group has permanently thrown in the towel, I think, so she's official a solo artist now, and uh The Eagles arent doing anything right now, and I just thought it would be fun to tour with her.."

Chris


So the SYW tour was Fleetwood Macs last tour? If so I am a very sad ledgie right now!

As much as I love her solo work, I love FM

[ShangriLaTroubl]

So the SYW tour was Fleetwood Macs last tour? If so I am a very sad ledgie right now!

As much as I love her solo work, I love FM


Well according to Don anyway..Mick said otherwise at the RNR Hall of Fame in March so...him actually being IN THE BAND, and not Don, I would put more faith into what Mick is saying

Chris

[Livia]

Yeah, we all know Mick is SOOOO honest. :cool:

[ShangriLaTroubl]

Yeah, we all know Mick is SOOOO honest. :cool:


Yeah well I wouldnt go that far..lol..but I do think he knows more about what's going on in FWM than Don Henley

[Tango]

It wouldn't be the first time Stevie might have discussed something with Don in confidence and had it aired out in the media. If you check the Peter Green board, it looks like "Fleetwood Mac" might be going through some change in personal, at least for a little while. Not the first time. The plus: it leaves Stevie "free" to do some solo work, it leaves Lindsey "free" to do some solo work, and maybe Buckingham Nicks time to do something if they have any interest in doing that. But wouldn't it be nice to hear something from the actual party involved. :confused: Still, any news about what is happening is interesting.

[Regina]

(somewhat) but saying that I like Don Henley as a performer very much.
I saw his solo tour. I saw the Eagles a month ago. I will see Stevie and Don on tour this summer.

HOWEVER, as a person, I think he can be very self-serving (as opposed to being a true and loyal friend who knows when to keep his yap shut) and he also seems to be somewhat of a fishwife and rumour-monger.

IF, IF, IF Fleetwood Mac would be finished, it's not up to Don Henley to even hint at such a thing until an official announcement was made. It doesn't matter that he doesn't give a rat's ass for FM--but, he allegedly cared for Stevie at one time, and he should shut up and let the woman speak for herself, if she so desires. She had free time after the last FM tour. End of story. But, no--he has to be the one to stir up trouble.

I'm not even entertaining the thought until I hear it from the members of FM themselves. Besides, right after Stevie tours, I'm saving up for FM2006!

I want to believe...therefore, it will happen;-)

[SteveMacD]

After hearing the interview, he said that he "thinks" Fleetwood Mac has thrown in the towel. I personally don't buy it. Mick and Stevie have both indicated that there would be more from Fleetwood Mac, and Lindsey said during the last show that they would be back. Unless John's had some change of heart, which I would seriously doubt, my money is that the Mac will be back.

[estranged4life]

If you want to hear it, go to:

http://www.wmgk.com/music/audio_room.shtml (http://)

If this link doesn't work, maybe someone can fix it or you can just paste the URL in your browser. How do you take the comments?

That comment about "Stevie's band threw in the towel" is interesting, Dontcha think?

[lagringader&r]

After hearing the interview, he said that he "thinks" Fleetwood Mac has thrown in the towel. I personally don't buy it. Mick and Stevie have both indicated that there would be more from Fleetwood Mac, and Lindsey said during the last show that they would be back. Unless John's had some change of heart, which I would seriously doubt, my money is that the Mac will be back.

I know Stevie and Mick said they were just on a break, but when did Lindsey say they would be back? His speech went something like "but the point is, here we are!" I'm getting really sad thinking that might have been it for FM :( Wishful thinking aside, how does everyone really feel? Did they throw in the towel or will they be back for at least one more tour? Maybe two? :confused:

[MacMan]

Here's the mp3 interview - right click and save as.

Don Interview (http://www.wmgk.com/includes/news_items/3/533/don_henley_wmgk_0509.mp3)

[dontlookdown]

i don't think much of Don Henley's comments. Fleetwood Mac as far as I'm concerned, have always "thrown in the towel" unless they are recording or touring. so yes, as of now, Fleetwood Mac isn't a band. if they decide to make another record or go out on the road again, then they are a band. it's really silly to read so much into Henley's comment. it was an interview - a conversation. why aren't we celebrating how cool it is that he and Stevie have gotten it together enough to organize a tour?

not sure about the rest of you, but in terms of fleetwood mac, i'm looking for something new and fresh - even if that means a series of new solo projects. i have no interest in another re-hashing of old hits in big arenas. just my opinion. until then, the more interesting side projects, the better. Do we really need another "Say You Will"? One was good for me.

[HenleyFan]

Not trying to start an argument here, but Lindsey has said things out of turn about the Eagles (they're just in it for the money....they don't really get along....) so perhaps turnabout is fair play. It probably wasn't the smartest thing Don's ever said, but he got that impression from somewhere....probably Stevie.

L&M
www.eaglesfans.com

[MacMan]

Not trying to start an argument here, but Lindsey has said things out of turn about the Eagles (they're just in it for the money....they don't really get along....) so perhaps turnabout is fair play. It probably wasn't the smartest thing Don's ever said, but he got that impression from somewhere....probably Stevie.

L&M
www.eaglesfans.com


That's fair... Tit for Tat.

[Tango]

Not trying to start an argument here, but Lindsey has said things out of turn about the Eagles (they're just in it for the money....they don't really get along....) so perhaps turnabout is fair play. It probably wasn't the smartest thing Don's ever said, but he got that impression from somewhere....probably Stevie.

L&M
www.eaglesfans.com

You know, L&M, I'm thinking the same thing, that it could be from Stevie, and to cut the guy a break, he may have totally thought the news was already OUT, especially since Stevie's been touring in Vegas, etc. I am also an Eagles fan, a Henley fan, a Glenn Frey fan and a Joe Walsh fan. I guess it's a bit sensitive because it's NEWS, and certainly "headline news" on a Fleetwood Mac site. Thank you for taking the time to speak up.

[SteveMacD]

I know Stevie and Mick said they were just on a break, but when did Lindsey say they would be back? His speech went something like "but the point is, here we are!"
If you reread what I said, it was during the last show. As in Detroit, Sept. 14, 2004. He said something like "This is the last night of the tour. We're going to be taking some time off, since we've been on the road for about two years. We will be back."

[ShangriLaTroubl]

Not trying to start an argument here, but Lindsey has said things out of turn about the Eagles (they're just in it for the money....they don't really get along....) so perhaps turnabout is fair play. It probably wasn't the smartest thing Don's ever said, but he got that impression from somewhere....probably Stevie.

L&M
www.eaglesfans.com


You know that's actually so true..Lindsey has been kinda bad especially over the last year saying somewhat distasteful things about the Eagles, and performing without a new album, touring for long periods of time without a new album, when discussing why the end of the Mac SYW Tour would be 2004 instead continuing even more "like the Eagles do" etc...I've often wondered when such comments would come back to bite Lindsey.

[ShangriLaTroubl]

You know, L&M, I'm thinking the same thing, that it could be from Stevie, and to cut the guy a break, he may have totally thought the news was already OUT, especially since Stevie's been touring in Vegas, etc. I am also an Eagles fan, a Henley fan, a Glenn Frey fan and a Joe Walsh fan. I guess it's a bit sensitive because it's NEWS, and certainly "headline news" on a Fleetwood Mac site. Thank you for taking the time to speak up.

What about Timothy B. Schmidt? He's one of my favorites

Chris

[Tango]

What about Timothy B. Schmidt? He's one of my favorites

Chris

Yes, him too. :laugh: Okay, what about Don Felder????? And Bernie Leadon??? It would be like leaving out Bob Welch, Peter Green, etc. :laugh:

[ShangriLaTroubl]

Yes, him too. :laugh: Okay, what about Don Felder????? And Bernie Leadon??? It would be like leaving out Bob Welch, Peter Green, etc. :laugh:


Well I guess I was referring to the current lineup...they've had many like Fleetwood Mac has

Chris

[Jyqm]

You know that's actually so true..Lindsey has been kinda bad especially over the last year saying somewhat distasteful things about the Eagles

Somebody tell me I'm not the only one here who thinks one can never say too many distasteful things about the Eagles...

[ShangriLaTroubl]

Somebody tell me I'm not the only one here who thinks one can never say too many distasteful things about the Eagles...

I'm sure you are not alone, especially here...although I do not share your opinion

Chris

[Tango]

Somebody tell me I'm not the only one here who thinks one can never say too many distasteful things about the Eagles...

There are some who clearly agree with you, and some that truly don't. But it need not be a contest. :sorry:

[ShangriLaTroubl]

Didnt wanna make a new thread just for this so I figure I would post it in here...

I just noticed that when you go to www.fleetwoodmac.com

It says "NEW WEBSITE COMING SOON", has a different graphic of the same SYW pics I havent seen before, and then of course takes u to the "fan club" portion of the site..

Chris

[MacMan]

Well isn't that interesting.. I like that graphic too.

[SteveMacD]

And Bernie Leadon???
I prefer his work with the Flying Burrito Bros.

[SteveMacD]

Somebody tell me I'm not the only one here who thinks one can never say too many distasteful things about the Eagles...
Well, it says a lot about a band that they'd still be rather bland even after Joe Walsh joined. :eek:

[HomerMcvie]

Yes, him too. :laugh: Okay, what about Don Felder????? And Bernie Leadon??? It would be like leaving out Bob Welch, Peter Green, etc. :laugh:
Well, the firing of Don Felder was a CRIME. From what I've researched, all over Don and Glenn not wanting to pay him his "partners" share of the money.
Felder can outplay Joe Walsh on a bad day!

[Regina]

<q>Originally Posted by ShangriLaTroubl
You know that's actually so true..Lindsey has been kinda bad especially over the last year saying somewhat distasteful things about the Eagles</q>

Well, two wrongs don't make a right, as they say.
Discretion is the better part of valor;-)
I've run out of sayings (for the moment).
My main thing is if you are friends with someone, you keep their confidences--not blab them to the press--and, from a business standpoint, if a large part of the audience you will be facing in this mini-tour will be Stevie fans--it stands to reason that a large part of that part will be FM fans, too, and a little...shall we say, sensitive to random FM doom speculation? Not to say Lindsey should have been snarking about the Eagles, but he didn't book a tour with them and in a pre-tour interview speculate on what their future would be.
I think two days before Philly, I'm going to lock myself in a room with some Don cds and remember that I DO like the singer and forget about all the nonsense that old testosterone battles can trigger;-)

[WelshWitchPMD]

If you reread what I said, it was during the last show. As in Detroit, Sept. 14, 2004. He said something like "This is the last night of the tour. We're going to be taking some time off, since we've been on the road for about two years. We will be back."

Won't they be touring again in 2006? I am sure that they will need the money by then. IF Stevie does end up doing Vegas it would only be a few times a year so they could schedule a tour. Hey, I would not be surprised to see Fleetwood Mac end up as a Vegas act. :laugh:

[estranged4life]

Hey, I would not be surprised to see Fleetwood Mac end up as a Vegas act. :laugh:

like Motley Crue will be starting in 2006???


MOTLEY CRUE Set To Become Vegas Headliners? [Rock Hard - 05.05.17 08:29:12]

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that a historic 40-week deal that would put MOTLEY CRUE into the Aladdin/Planet Hollywood showroom as resident headliners is being finalized, according to sources.

Clear Channel Entertainment and Planet Hollywood, the Aladdin's new owners, are planning an announcement later this year.

The comeback Crue, currently enjoying one of the most successful tours of 2005, would get a reported $10 million each, a madeover showroom and a role in Planet Hollywood's grand opening next summer.

Frontman Vince Neil, who is performing tonight (Tue May 17) at the Pussycat Dolls Lounge in Caesars Palace, has told friends that the new showroom will feature flying motorcycles and dancers on stripper water poles.

[WelshWitchPMD]

like Motley Crue will be starting in 2006???


MOTLEY CRUE Set To Become Vegas Headliners? [Rock Hard - 05.05.17 08:29:12]

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that a historic 40-week deal that would put MOTLEY CRUE into the Aladdin/Planet Hollywood showroom as resident headliners is being finalized, according to sources.

Clear Channel Entertainment and Planet Hollywood, the Aladdin's new owners, are planning an announcement later this year.

The comeback Crue, currently enjoying one of the most successful tours of 2005, would get a reported $10 million each, a madeover showroom and a role in Planet Hollywood's grand opening next summer.

Frontman Vince Neil, who is performing tonight (Tue May 17) at the Pussycat Dolls Lounge in Caesars Palace, has told friends that the new showroom will feature flying motorcycles and dancers on stripper water poles.

I guess everyone is doing Vegas now. :rolleyes: I saw that Pussycat Lounge from the outside. I thought that it was a strip club. I guess not. :shrug:

[HomerMcvie]

Vince Neil is a schmuck!!! I did sound for a show on a solo tour of his. He started three HOURS late. The crowd was chanting "Bull****, bull****" when he finally took the stage. He played four songs(and AMAZINGLY, won the pissed off crowd over), then he said, "Fu*k you rednecks, I'm outta here". His band stood there, throwing their arms up, indicating "not to blame them, but Vince". It was as near to a riot as I've ever witnessed. I was on a mic thru the PA trying to calm the crowd (because they were ready to demolish the place!). The State Police had to be called in, with dogs in tow. This was circa 1997ish. It was written up in Rolling Stone, in random notes. Brooke "panty" Shields was on the cover of RS. :D He was a COMPLETE ASS!

[BombaySapphire3]

I happened to attend a celebrity soft ball game between the members of Motley Crue and Fleetwood Mac sans Lindsey and Stevie in early 1987 a few weeks prior to the release of TITN in Encino.(Christine did not play) and it was easy to distinguish between the Motley fans and the few FM fans that bothered to show up .Such an ill mannered group of skanky wenches that were doting over the no talent Motley Crue boys I hope to never witness again.

[dontlookdown]

and one more thing....

as for the anti-Don comments -

Don Henley has done more good over the last 20 years then all the great rock stars put together. Those of you who are familiar with the Walden Woods project (and Stormy Weather) know that Don Henley only deserves praise and good will. Unless of course, you are a Bush supporter.

Let's forget whatever drunken in-fighting and band rivalry existed in the 70's and move forward.

and can we all agree to not waste space in here on Motley Crue, for Chrissake?!

[BombaySapphire3]

Well Motley Crue is kind of a waste of space anywhere but my story was directly related to Fleetwood Mac.

[Rickypt]

Those of you who are familiar with the Walden Woods project (and Stormy Weather) know that Don Henley only deserves praise and good will.


Actually, no. He deserves praise and good will for the great things he's done. That doesn't mean he should be immune from criticism. He's been a total prick in interviews this year, saying openly that he would cut short a tour with his "good friend" Stevie if the Eagles would go back in the studio, then following that up with a nasty shot at his bandmates. He has great politics but demonstrates little class when speaking through the media.

[dontlookdown]

hmm
interesting.
i don't see anything wrong or "prickesque" about being honest and saying he'd cut the tour short in order to resume Eagles stuff. Who wouldn't? Henley has always been "no bull****" and I find his direct communication refreshing.
What's the point of sugar-coating plans when it comes to music? This isn't brain surgery or family dysfunction, it's rock and roll and it's almost summer time!

The politics within the Eagles has always been up and down. Personally, I'm not interested in them without Don Felder, but that's just me. I think the reviews of the few shows they did recently echo my sentiments. But Don's a good guy and a brilliant songwriter. He never suffered the loss of credibility that Glen Frey did and he does productive work out there when he's not doing music. So, let's keep our fears of a FM break up in context and not not lash out unfairly at Don Henley. The dude was just having a conversation.
I don't think he ever made PR a priority - his music speaks enough for itself. Bruce Springsteen is the same way. Stevie Nicks could afford to have the same priorities.

[Jyqm]

Don Henley has done more good over the last 20 years then all the great rock stars put together.

Your point is valid; Henley has done a lot of good work through Walden Woods and other projects. But this hyperbole is just flat-out false. Don Henley is not rock & roll's all-time greatest philanthropist, and he certainly isn't as head-and-shoulders above everybody else as you seem to think.

[Jyqm]

But Don's a good guy and a brilliant songwriter. He never suffered the loss of credibility that Glen Frey did and he does productive work out there when he's not doing music. So, let's keep our fears of a FM break up in context and not not lash out unfairly at Don Henley. The dude was just having a conversation.
I don't think he ever made PR a priority - his music speaks enough for itself. Bruce Springsteen is the same way.

Wow. I think we're going to have to agree to disagree on Don Henley's musical and songwriting merits, and I'll even ignore the comparison to Springsteen's songwriting. I don't think that's an argument that would be terribly fun or productive here.

But! As long as you bring up Springsteen, he's a guy who very clearly makes PR a priority. He's always very deliberate and diplomatic in interviews, and he would never say some of the off-the-cuff or even rude things that Henley has been known to say. (And I'm not saying this is a good or bad thing, just that I would put Henley and Springsteen in very different camps as far as PR is concerned.)

[dontlookdown]

i would never put Henley and Springsteen in the same songwriting camp.
i was just trying to point out that from a PR standpoint, Bruce and Don have never been guarded with their beliefs and passions. They don't hide anything - especially their politics. Like Bruce said last year - "yes there's a chance of alienating long time fans - but let the chips fall where they will".
for me - it's nice when songwriters just put themselves out there and not try to hide politics for fear of losing out on sales.

I just saw Bruce do a solo acoustic show in a small theater and yes - you are correct - no comparison in the songwriting department with Henley. They are completey different kinds of writers. Bruce tends to be an artist all of the time. Don is an artist some of the time, but often he is just an entertainer.

[MacMan]

I guess everyone is doing Vegas now. :rolleyes: I saw that Pussycat Lounge from the outside. I thought that it was a strip club. I guess not. :shrug:

So did I actually... Guess it's a valid venue!

[tynan88]

Didnt wanna make a new thread just for this so I figure I would post it in here...

I just noticed that when you go to www.fleetwoodmac.com

It says "NEW WEBSITE COMING SOON", has a different graphic of the same SYW pics I havent seen before, and then of course takes u to the "fan club" portion of the site..

Chris

Wasn't the website created for the promotion of SYW? :shrug:

[Tango]

Wasn't the website created for the promotion of SYW? :shrug:

:cool:
I think it was created to make money- via the promotion of the album and the fan club. Hard to say how successful either venture was in the end. Now the site just kind of sits there, awaiting the next Fleetwood Mac/Mick Fleetwood endeaver. (Peter Green????)

I was thinking it is interesting that the Nicks Fix put up the Don Henley interview link, as just about anything that goes up there has to get official approval. It does make me think that Henley's comments aren't as full of hot air as some folks have been wanting to believe. :(

[Ghosty]

I think it is interesting...

it's the interview where he says

"as you know Stevie and I have been friends for 25 to 30 years now, and we just thought it would be fun..as you know Her group has permanently thrown in the towel, I think, so she's official a solo artist now, and uh The Eagles arent doing anything right now, and I just thought it would be fun to tour with her.."

Chris


"her group has permanently thrown in the towel..." ~ Did Don sleep through the past Say You Will cd and tour?? It sounds like something you would have heard before the Dance even! How weird.

Oh, and "her group.....*her group*?!? That was pretty rude - it's Fleetwood Mac, not Stevie's tour band or something. Maybe Lindsey will hear and get annoyed and come out and do a tour with Stevie. I'd love to see a Buckingham Nicks tour, where they do some old BN songs (I was hoping to hear Frozen Love live and Don't Let Me Down Again), etc. But then you might as well add Mick and John too..... ;)