Yes, he is an unpatriotic asshole liberal.
2003 Las Vegas, I was about to enter freshman year at Stanford and my uncles comped me for a show as a college present. Don Henley show at at well-known hotel/casino on the strip.
The idiot BEFORE he starts singing went on a 15 minute hate spew about America, trashing our troops, Bush as evil and he hates Republicans!
Almost 50 in the crowd, including me at front stage came within 5 feet, gave him a middle finger INCHES to his face and said “dare say that again to my face you POS liberal f***”
Well, I got pushed down by security LOl because almost half the crowd wanted to beat the sh*t out of this clown who ran out after he was rushed on stage.
I posted this story numerous times on FR since 2005 whenever a Freeper says nice things about Henley...
Glenn Frey, I’ve met dozens of times here in L.A and he’s an OK guy. Even said Reagan was a great man which almost floored me.
I was not at that 2003 show.
Henley is tight with a cousin of mine and I have met him a few times over my lifetime.
He never talked politics, or even music, he was just a dude hanging out with friends and family.
That’s all I saw, or anyone on my family saw.
The wrong one died.
Fifteen years is a long time. Maybe he learned a lesson since then.
And didn’t one of the earlier Eagles leave the group because Henley demanded that they perform for a liberal politician’s campaign event? IIRC, Henley kicked out the band member because the member objected, or refused to do it.
“Glenn Frey, I’ve met dozens of times here in L.A and he’s an OK guy. Even said Reagan was a great man which almost floored me.”
I think Frey got involved with many in the country music crowd — back when country musicians were conservative patriots. Maybe that influenced his thinking some.