Don Henley Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

“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.”

“Between each album I try to gain a new insight that I didn't have before and perhaps write a song about something that I've written about before, but from a fresh viewpoint.”

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

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

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

“I'm not on any crusade.”

“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.”

“Playing the drums hurts my back.”

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