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Portrait of Don Felder

Don Felder

(1947) Guitarist United States

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Don Felder is a guitarist from the United States, best known for Heaven and hell.

Quick Facts About Don Felder

Born: September 21, 1947
Nationality: United States
Profession: Guitarist
Notable works: Heaven and hell

About Don Felder

Donald William Felder is an American musician who was the lead guitarist of the rock band Eagles from 1974 to 2001. He is known for co-writing several of the band's songs, most notably "Hotel California". Felder was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 with Eagles and was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Don Felder · Page 2

My story, is how a kid that's born into really destitute poverty on a little dirt road in Florida winds up in…

Born

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I was constantly in the studio at my home writing ideas that would later become 'Hotel California' or 'Victim of Love.'

California

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The new material includes a Latin-flavoured song, some electric rock songs, and a ballad. Something strikes me, and I follow that. I'm…

Excited

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I think Don Henley is a brilliant contemporary rock writer. He would have been a fabulous poet if he weren't a musician.…

City

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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…

Boring

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Tom Petty was one of my guitar students; I knew Duane, and Stephen and I had a band. When he left, Bernie…

Band

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Within a twelve or fourteen month period, I went through a divorce from my wife of 29 years, which is devastating emotionally…

Being

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Being in a band with three guitar players, one thing you need to do is learn to make each guitar voice sound…

Band

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If I had a pull on 'One of These Nights,' on the first high note on 'One of These Nights,' that was…

Eyes

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I try to write five or six songs each year and not just in one genre.

Five

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When we were writing songs for the Eagles, Don Henley would be involved in some new love relationship, and he was always…

Day

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You've got this piece of wood and some wires, pickups and some strings. How somebody uses that configuration to make something memorable,…

Configuration

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I graduated from high school at 165 pounds, so twice a year, I get back to that number - I never let…

Diet

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Once I got into driving those little Mercedes convertibles, I just absolutely loved it. They feel really - great crash safety ratings,…

Driving

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I've always been drawn back to the South, whether it's Southern California or in Florida, where I grew up, and I wanted…

Always

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