Don henley biography the eagles break up

Like many high-profile rock bands, the Eagles experienced both highs and lows.

When it was good, it was really good. Between 1975 and 1979 they scored three consecutive No.

1 albums —One of These Nights, Hotel California and The Long Run — not to mention multiple hit singles, Grammy awards and international stardom.

"When this band started, we said, 'We want it all.

Critical acclaim, artistic success and financial success,'" Bernie Leadon later told The Washington Post. "It wasn’t like we want to make a pretty good album, so our girlfriends like us. No, it was, 'We want to be the best fucking band there is.'"

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