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Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Former Eagles guitarist Don Felder speaks out after mid-performance medical emergency
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. After recently being ushered offstage due to a medical emergency, former Eagles guitarist Don Felder is sharing his side of the story about what really went down last Thursday during his Rock Legends Cruise performance. 'I have always said that I'm going to rock till I drop. I never [thought] it would be in the middle of Tequila Sunrise, instead of like [Life in the Fast] Lane or Hotel [California] or something really fun,' he quips in an interview with Sal Cerrincione from Heartland Radio. 'I was feeling fine before the show – all day long, I felt naturally my 100 percent or my 99.9 percent, and I went onstage, and I started the introduction forTequila Sunrise. I stepped back from the microphone, and I just was like, 'Whoa, wait a minute. This feels like acid.' I just felt like I'm leaving my body.' Felder recounts how he looked over to his girlfriend, who was standing at the side of the stage and 'knows every look I've ever made to her.' She saw him losing his balance, and within seconds, 'came right out on stage, grabbed me and had to get me offstage. She saved me from one of the most embarrassing things, which would have been to fall down onstage by myself. So I owe her big time. 'We got down to the medical room, and they did a heart check and they did all this stuff. They realized that I was just dehydrated, [and] they put me on an IV. 30 minutes later, I was back making bad jokes, and everybody in the place was laughing.' Guitar legend Robin Trower, who was also part of the panel, then chimes in with a similar on-stage experience. 'Five years ago, that was the last time I was touring in the States,' he recounts. 'And same thing, dehydration. Nearly collapsed on stage, but managed to make it to the side and then collapse. It's scary, though, when it happens, because you think, 'Is this where I finish up?' but thank God I didn't!'
Fox News
14-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Former Eagles guitarist Don Felder abruptly rushed offstage after suffering medical emergency
Former Eagles guitarist Don Felder was forced to exit the stage during a performance Thursday night due to a medical emergency. "Don experienced a medical episode last night during the show. He received medical attention and was deemed to be suffering from dehydration," Felder's manager, Charlie Brusco, told Fox News Digital. "By medical rules of the cruise, he'll be in quarantine for the next 24 hours to rest. Arrangements are being made for him to play on Saturday and Sunday." The incident occurred in the middle of a show on the Rock Legends Cruise, and was later addressed on Felder's social media. "We appreciate everyone's concern regarding Don Felder's abrupt stop to his show last night," a statement read on his Instagram account. "He was given fluids, and is feeling much better." In a video clip, Felder is seen losing his balance as he performs "Tequila Sunrise." A crew member quickly rushed him offstage to make sure the guitarist was safe. Felder's performances will be rescheduled "to ensure he has ample time to rehydrate and recover fully," the statement continued. The post concluded with a reminder for fans to "drink your water!" The guitarist's performance was part of the Rock Legends Cruise, which departed from Miami on Thursday. The lineup includes performances by Alice Cooper, Styx and more. Felder, 77, joined the Eagles in 1974 and left the band in 2001. In April 2019, Felder shared with Fox News Digital his history with the famous '70s rock band and what inspired the hit song, "Hotel California." The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee said he rented a house in Malibu, California, and his kids were playing in the sand when the music "just came out" while he was fooling around on his guitar. First came the musical progression of the song and then the lyrics, according to Felder. Felder admitted back then he wasn't sure that "Hotel California" should have been the band's next single on the radio because it ran longer than three minutes and 30 seconds, but Eagles drummer and co-lead vocalist Don Henley was absolute in his decision and Felder is now "very grateful" to have been wrong. During the Eagles' illustrious music career, the band sold over 150 million albums and performed more than a thousand concerts. Originally formed in 1971, the band won six Grammys and had five No. 1 singles and six No. 1 albums, making it one of the most successful acts of the 1970s. Even with all their success, in 1980 they broke up after nearly 10 years together. The band reformed in the 1990s with a mix of original and new members. The break did nothing to slow down the success of the group, which made it onto Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
