Monday, January 18, 2016

Glenn Frey dead at 67

 My heart is broken. I can't breathe. Glenn Frey was my first celebrity crush. I remember when my big brother brought home the Hotel California, LP in vinyl, and I would sneak in and listen to it when he was out partying. I didn't understand any of it, didn't know what drugs were, didn't know what they were singing about, but I was mesmerized. And hooked.


Eagles bandmate Don Henley said in a statement: “He was like a brother to me; we were family, and like most families, there was some dysfunction. But, the bond we forged 45 years ago was never broken, even during the 14 years that the Eagles were dissolved. We were two young men who made the pilgrimage to Los Angeles with the same dream: to make our mark in the music industry — and with perseverance, a deep love of music, our alliance with other great musicians and our manager, Irving Azoff, we built something that has lasted longer than anyone could have dreamed. But, Glenn was the one who started it all. He was the spark plug, the man with the plan."



RIP Glenn, say hey to Bowie and Lemmy.

4 comments:

Stretch said...

Crap!
My whole youth is dying these past 2 weeks.

Kim Karrison said...

The band playing in Heaven is a hell of a band
RIP Glenn - Glad we knew ye

drjim said...

Bummer.....

I got to meet him a couple of times 10 or so years ago. The gal I was dating at the time was Cher's sister-in-law, and a couple of times we went to Cher's place for holiday dinners and other family stuff.

He happened to be there, and seemed a heck of a nice guy.

And no, I didn't bug him for an autograph....

Secesh said...

I really liked the early Eagles. Hotel California and Desperado are two of my favorite albums. RIP Glenn.