Glenn Frey – am 18. Januar 2016 verstarb der US-amerikanische Mitgründer, Sänger und Frontman der Eagles
1971 gründete Glenn Frey zusammen mit Don Henley, Bernie Leadon und Randy Meisner in Los Angeles die US-amerikanische Rockband The Eagles und schufen mit dem Titel «Hotel California» einen der erfolgreichsten Titel der Rockmusik.
«It’s gonna be a long, hot summer
This place is like a burning hell
Get ready for a long, hot summer…»
(Lyrics from Song: «Long Hot Summer», 1992)
«Oh, Sherrie, our loveHolds on, holds on»
(Lyrics from «Oh Sherrie», 1984)
«…On the beach,
you can live in bliss.»
(Founder of the Beach Boys, 1961)
«I see glitter – I see people – I see freaks – I see life on Sunset Boulevard…»
(Lyrics from «Sunset Blvd», 1978)
«Nobody on the roadNobody on the beachI feel it in the air – The summer’s out of reach»
(Lyrics from Song: «Boys of Summer», 1984)
«Ten miles east of El Paso I drive through the night…»
(Lyrics from «Ten Miles», 2018)
«He’s just another power junky
Just another silk-scarf monkey
You’d know it if you saw his stuff
The man just isn’t big enough»
(Lyrics from «King Of Hollywood», 1979)
«Don’t be lady…
..Be a legend!»
(Singer of Fleetwood Mac, 1975)
«Life is funny.
If you don’t laugh, you’re in trouble.»
(Drummer of Foo Fighters)
«Schöne, zeitlose Musik die entspannt und groovt –
und die vor allem voller Träume, voller Enthusiasmus und Lebensfreude ist».
(Redaktion CHANNEL21, 2024)
«…But that was yesterday
I had the world in my hands…»
(Lyrics from «That Was Yesterday», 1984)
«We all came out to Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline
To make records with a mobile – We didn’t have much time
Frank Zappa & the Mothers were at the best place around
But some stupid with a flare gun burned the place to the ground
Smoke on the water, a fire in the sky…»
(Lyrics from «Smoke on the water», 1972)
«Die Rede ist von Adult Orientated Rock…
kurz: „AOR“ oder Melodic Rock.»
(Blog: «AOR«,2023)
«We can be heroes,
just for one day…»
(Lyrics from Song: «Heroes», 1977)
«I’m making music because music makes things better
and it makes people happier.
That’s good enough for me»
(Founder of: Crosby, Stills and Nash, 1968)
«We are Motörhead…
And we play rock and roll.»
(Founder of Motörhead, 1975)
I say, «Hey!» (Hey!)
It′s another nice day
Another nice day in L.A.
(Lyrics from «Another Nice Day in L.A.», 1991)
“I am a golden god!”
(Founder of Led Zeppelin, 1968)
«for bloody sake turn off the news turn on some music»
(unknown)
«I have one message for young musicians around the world.
Stay true to your heart, believe in yourself, and work hard.»
(Joe Cocker: *20.05.1944 | †22.12.2014)
«Surf music is actually just the sound of the waves played on a guitar:
that wet, splashy sound.»
(Dick Dale: *04.05.1937 | †16.03.2019)
«Back at the hotel, our windows were openThe sounds from the street so far belowWe made love on the white bedsheetsAs the radio played our favorite song…
…Sunset Boulevard«
(Lyrics from «Sunset Boulevard», 2018)
«Look at that, look at that
Get your money for nothin› (I want my, I want my)
Chicks for free (I want my MTV)
Money for nothin›, chicks for free (I want my, I want my, I want my MTV)»
(Lyrics from «Money For Nothing», 1985)
«If you′re going to San Francisco
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair»
(Lyrics from Song: «If you′re going to San Francisco»,1967)
«Hey Bernadette, Say Bernadette
Hear what I say, and don’t forget»
(Lyrics from «Hey Bernadette», 1985)
«You know, rock ‘n’ roll is not a job.
It’s a passion.
It’s a way of life. It’s a religion.»
(Singer of Fleetwood Mac, 1975)
«Es spielt keine Rolle, ob Sie Stil, Ruf oder Geld haben.
Wenn Sie kein Herz haben, sind Sie nichts wert.»
(Louis de Funes: *31.07.1914 | †27.01.1983)
«Trying to catch your heart
Is like trying to catch a star»
(Lyrics from «Waiting For A Star To Fall», 1989)
«Seems it never rains in southern California…»
(Lyrics from «It Never Rains In Southern California…», 1972)
«And I remember how you loved meTime was all we had until the day we said goodbyeI remember every moment of those endless summer nights»
(Lyrics from «Endless Summer Nights», 1987)
