The History of the Eagles was not independent either.
The Eagles' manager Irving Azoff came up with the idea for an official history in 2011 when the Eagles would be celebrating their 40th anniversary. Frey chose Alex Gibney after viewing works by those who had been nominated for the Academy Award for best documentary, and Gibney then brought in Ellwood to direct and co-edit. According to Frey, the band had made some suggestions to the production team, but overall the director and producer were left to make their film the way they chose.
Make the film the way they chose? When you're paying them? Sure! And I've got some ocean front property in Arizona I'll sell you.
Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey was arrested by Columbus, Ohio cops in May 1973 on drug possession and public intoxication charges. Where was that?
Don Henley called paramedics to his home on November 21, 1980, where a 16-year-old girl was found naked and claiming she had overdosed on quaaludes and cocaine. She was arrested for prostitution, while a 15-year-old girl found in the house was arrested for being under the influence of drugs. Was this in the documentary? I don't remember seeing it.
It glorified (Don) Henley and (Glenn) Frey's work, giving very little credit to all the other people who had worked so hard on the recordings -- including Bernie Leadon, Randy Meisner, Don Felder, the other things people brought to the table like Producer Bill Szymczyk.
In other words, it was made as if the so-called "independent" director knew who was paying his salary.
The funny thing is that Frey and Henley were so egotistical they don't even realize how much their own overly-long documentary made them look like narcissistic jerks. Maybe the next album the Eagles record should be of other artists' popular songs. They can kick off the record with "You're So Vain," "Under My Thumb," "I Want You To Want Me," "Oh, Lord It's Hard to Be Humble,"
The Eagles' manager Irving Azoff came up with the idea for an official history in 2011 when the Eagles would be celebrating their 40th anniversary. Frey chose Alex Gibney after viewing works by those who had been nominated for the Academy Award for best documentary, and Gibney then brought in Ellwood to direct and co-edit. According to Frey, the band had made some suggestions to the production team, but overall the director and producer were left to make their film the way they chose.
Make the film the way they chose? When you're paying them? Sure! And I've got some ocean front property in Arizona I'll sell you.
Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey was arrested by Columbus, Ohio cops in May 1973 on drug possession and public intoxication charges. Where was that?
Don Henley called paramedics to his home on November 21, 1980, where a 16-year-old girl was found naked and claiming she had overdosed on quaaludes and cocaine. She was arrested for prostitution, while a 15-year-old girl found in the house was arrested for being under the influence of drugs. Was this in the documentary? I don't remember seeing it.
It glorified (Don) Henley and (Glenn) Frey's work, giving very little credit to all the other people who had worked so hard on the recordings -- including Bernie Leadon, Randy Meisner, Don Felder, the other things people brought to the table like Producer Bill Szymczyk.
In other words, it was made as if the so-called "independent" director knew who was paying his salary.
The funny thing is that Frey and Henley were so egotistical they don't even realize how much their own overly-long documentary made them look like narcissistic jerks. Maybe the next album the Eagles record should be of other artists' popular songs. They can kick off the record with "You're So Vain," "Under My Thumb," "I Want You To Want Me," "Oh, Lord It's Hard to Be Humble,"
