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Rocking Facts You Didn’t Know About The Eagles

While most people know their hit songs, not everyone actually knows what was going on behind the scenes.

Back when he was a young man, Glenn Frey, who was originally supposed to be the band's bass player but became the vocalist and guitarist, was caught by his mother smoking marijuana with his friend. Although "Hotel California" has become associated with the darker side of Los Angeles, the creation of the song took place at a beach house in Malibu that Don Felder had rented. In October 2019, the Eagles announced their plans to set off on a nationwide tour in 2020 in which they will play the entire track list of Hotel California from start to finish.

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