Meet Don Felder

The Felderfans site reminded us that Don's book is set to be released in the states on April 25th. To support that release, Felder will be doing a couple of events in Southern California.

You can meet him at a QnA / Talk / Book signing at the Barnes and Noble in Santa Monica on May 6th or get your book signed at the Book Expo at the LA Convention center on May 31st.  Details for both of these events are on the publisher's site.

Comments

[Jeff]

I also read his book a couple of months ago and it´s amazing to read how the immense struggle for power divided this great band.
Henley and Frey came off with the usual talk about being egocentric, money-driven and stuff, but mind you the lawsuit took out a lot of ´dirt´ from the book and (the supposedly) 50 million eases a lot of Felder´s pain, i guess. So I wonder what other ´dirt´ didn´t make it...
Leadon, Meisner,(at first) Walsh and Schmitt (later) helped built the kingdom of Henley and Frey ( & Azoff of course), by accepting every change, musicwise and businesswise without lasting resistance. Sure Leadon rebelled, but in the end he gave up and left.
Nonetheless Felder treats everyone with respect and the Eagles lost one of the greatest guitarplayers.

[Shannon]

3/13 I also got Don's book from overseas and have just finished reading it. I likewise believe Don is being upfront and honest about everything from his perspective. I really like how much ink he gives to Bernie and Randy, because I think a lot of Eagles fans don't even realize that those two guys were ever even in the band. Guitar fans reading the book might wish he'd spent more time on the technicalities of playing and the making of the music in the studio, and true fans of the Eagles' music might not be as interested in Don's early life, but I thought it was a great inside look at one of the great guitar players, and one of America's biggest bands, of the 70's, if not for all time. I've been around a lot of music stars/artists, and I think it's pretty rare to find so little ego in a person who has had so much fame and attention, especially for so many years. Good for him.

[kidge64]

I agree Ralph. Felder does come off as genuine, beliveble and honest. Even though he showed the real side of Frey and Henley he still compliments them when its due and does have nice things to say about them. Plus its nice to see the compliments and respect he has for Timothy and Joe.

[Ralph]

I got the book from England a few months ago. It's a good read. Felder comes off as very believable & honest.