--- title: "1 Great Onstage Quotes By Don Felder" description: "1 Great Onstage quotes by Don Felder. Plus more from Don Felder and more Great Onstage sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9b/don-felder-16328_boring_being-on-the-road-has-about-2-1-2-hours_1704671.png" --- > [Being on the road has about 2 1/2 hours a day that are really great, and that's when you're onstage. The other 21 1/2 hours are very boring... It becomes like a void, and we chose to fill it with all the wrong things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-felder/being-on-the-road-has-about-2-1-2-hours-a-day-that-are-really-great/) [Don Felder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-felder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9b/don-felder-16328_boring_being-on-the-road-has-about-2-1-2-hours_1704671.png) ## More by Don Felder > [When the band first formed, everybody had been sidemen. So they said, 'In this band there are no sidemen,' and when I joined the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-felder/when-the-band-first-formed-everybody-had-been-sidemen-so-they-said-in/) [Don Felder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-felder/) > [If I put 3,000 miles a year on my car, that's a lot. If I buy them, it just doesn't make sense, so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-felder/if-i-put-3-000-miles-a-year-on-my-car-that-s-a-lot-if-i-buy-them-it/) [Don Felder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-felder/) > [One of the songs we recorded for 'The Long Run' was called 'You're Really High, Aren't You?' Which never really made it onto a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-felder/one-of-the-songs-we-recorded-for-the-long-run-was-called-you-re/) [Don Felder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-felder/) > [I especially enjoyed some of the old hairstyles, with my hair down to my shoulders and a beard. And Henley's nickname used to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-felder/i-especially-enjoyed-some-of-the-old-hairstyles-with-my-hair-down-to/) [Don Felder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-felder/) > [Don't forget, Stephen Stills and I had a band in Gainesville called the Continentals when we were 15. And, of course, you had Lynyrd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-felder/don-t-forget-stephen-stills-and-i-had-a-band-in-gainesville-called/) [Don Felder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-felder/) > [Your nerve coatings are only so thick. When they get worn really thin and frayed, that's when people say things, do things, misbehave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-felder/your-nerve-coatings-are-only-so-thick-when-they-get-worn-really-thin/) [Don Felder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-felder/) > [I've known those guys for decades and done some charity fundraisers with them in L.A. The response was so great from the Boston/Doobies/Felder package.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-felder/i-ve-known-those-guys-for-decades-and-done-some-charity-fundraisers/) [Don Felder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-felder/) > [Every once in a while, it seems like the cosmos part, and something great plops into your lap.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-felder/every-once-in-a-while-it-seems-like-the-cosmos-part-and-something/) [Don Felder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-felder/) > [I used to drive up and down Pacific Coast Highway in this black Porsche, and I had seen a couple of accidents on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-felder/i-used-to-drive-up-and-down-pacific-coast-highway-in-this-black/) [Don Felder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-felder/) > [For every album we worked on, I brought in reels of tape of somewhere between fourteen and eighteen songs - some of them completed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-felder/for-every-album-we-worked-on-i-brought-in-reels-of-tape-of-somewhere/) [Don Felder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-felder/) > [When I first left the Eagles, I said, 'That's it. I'm going to play golf.' After 10 days, it was like... there has to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-felder/when-i-first-left-the-eagles-i-said-that-s-it-i-m-going-to-play-golf/) [Don Felder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-felder/) > [Glenn's passing was so unexpected and has left me with a very heavy heart filled with sorrow. He was so young and still full…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-felder/glenn-s-passing-was-so-unexpected-and-has-left-me-with-a-very-heavy/) [Don Felder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-felder/) > [That last record I did, I think I played every guitar on the entire record. I want to do something more fun and exciting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-felder/that-last-record-i-did-i-think-i-played-every-guitar-on-the-entire/) [Don Felder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-felder/) > [I try to balance work and family. As long as I'm able physically and mentally to do it, I will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-felder/i-try-to-balance-work-and-family-as-long-as-i-m-able-physically-and/) [Don Felder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-felder/) > [When you got on the private plane, you had your own private lounge where you could close the door. So there wasn't a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-felder/when-you-got-on-the-private-plane-you-had-your-own-private-lounge/) [Don Felder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-felder/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-onstage/don-felder/#itemlist", "name": "1 Great Onstage Quotes By Don Felder", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Being on the road has about 2 1/2 hours a day that are really great, and that's when you're onstage. 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