Don Felder on the Hotel California Intro
Don Felder explains how he came up with the intro the Hotel California when the Eagles reunited for Hell Freezes Over.
Birth Date: Usually around Labor day
Hometown: Westland, Michigan (near Detroit)
Hampton Roads Resident Since: August 2001
With the Fox since: August 2001
Spouse: None that I know of
Children: None that I know of
Pets: Two cats, who have taken over the home.
Hobbies: Love baseball, hockey and some football. Been to 41 different major league ballparks and every active stadium with Atlanta’s new stadium being the latest. Other hobbies includes running a Robert Plant fan website which I’ve been doing since 1996.
FAVORITES:
Band or artist: Led Zeppelin/Robert Plant… non Zeppelin related I like Bob Seger, Alice Cooper, Jethro Tull, Frank Zappa, REM, Stone Temple Pilots and Godsmack just to name a few.
Song: Many… depends on the mood. Wango Tango by Ted Nugent is high on that list though!
Album: Physical Graffiti by Zeppelin or Plant’s Fate of Nations.
Concert: Iggy Pop, Halloween 2001. Zappa plays Zappa in 2007. Robert Plant at the Wolftrap in July of 2013. Many others.
TV Shows: How I Met Your Mother and Trailer Park Boys.
Movie: Hot Tub Time Machine, High Fidelity, Blue Brothers, Hot Fuzz and School of Rock
Food: Pizza, Mexican and Italian. I also love to cook.
Superhero: Batman
Cartoon: Transformers
Sports Team: Detroit Tigers, Red Wings, even the Lions, Pistons, Norfolk Tides. When it comes to Michigan sports teams. Central Michigan over Michigan State and Michigan (unless Michigan is having a good football season). Michigan over Michigan State.
President: Reagan
Biggest mistake: Not seeing Bob Seger when I had a chance in 1996 (I made up for it in April of 2013)
I went into radio because: It wasn’t as fun as accounting
When I hit the lottery: No one would ever know
People would be surprised to know: I’ve never tried coffee
I can’t stand: Bandwagons
I can’t get enough: Free food and losses by Notre Dame or Ohio State
Role model: Ernie Harwell, Chuck Barris, Benny Hill, Andy Kaufman and my parents
Most embarrassing moment: Have my jacket “adjusted” by some safety pins at a company party, one sleeve was shorter than another. Took me a while to figure out what was going on.
Headshots by Mallory Hot Mess Photography
Don Felder explains how he came up with the intro the Hotel California when the Eagles reunited for Hell Freezes Over.
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