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Don Henley Denies Giving Away Handwritten Eagles Lyrics, Discusses 1980 Arrest in Trial Testimony
In the Eagles stolen song lyrics trial, Don Henley testified in the theft case in which three men are charged with possessing stolen draft lyrics.
Don Henley said Monday that he never gave away handwritten pages of draft lyrics to “Hotel California” and other Eagles hits, calling them “very personal” in testimony that also delved into an ugly but unrelated episode: his 1980 arrest. At issue are about 100 sheets of legal-pad paper inscribed with lyrics-in-the-making for multiple songs on the “Hotel California” album, including “Life in the Fast Lane,” “New Kid in Town” and the title track that turned into one of the most durable hits in rock. Henley pleaded no contest in 1981 to a misdemeanor charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, after authorities found cocaine, quaaludes, marijuana and a 16-year-old sex worker naked and suffering from an overdose at his Los Angeles home the prior November.
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