Band members do tend to argue. Sometimes to the feverish point of breaking up. The Eagles seem to have had their share of internal strife, despite their massive success and popularity. When things got especially unruly, one country star - Travis Tritt - jumped in to help smooth things over.
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There Was Bad Blood Surging Between The Eagles By 1993
Per Whiskey Riff, in 1993, Travis Tritt joined forces with the Eagles on "Take It Easy." They recorded the classic for the band's album, Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles. According to the outlet, the group's members were at major odds with each other for some 13 years. Glenn Frey and Don Felder were seemingly at war.
Things Came To A Head Years Earlier At A Benefit Concert For Senator Alan Cranston In 1980
Senator Cranston was speaking with the Eagles prior to the show. He expressed his appreciation for their efforts on his behalf. Felder reportedly said, "You're welcome Senator... I guess." Frey took umbrage at that.
Per the outlet, he allegedly told Felder, "I felt Don Felder insulted Senator Cranston under his breath, and I confronted him with it. So now we're onstage, and Felder looks back at me and says, 'Only three more songs till I kick your [expletive], pal.' And I'm saying, 'Great, I can't wait.'" He added, "We're out there singing 'Best of My Love,' but inside both of us are thinking, 'As soon as this is over, I'm gonna kill him.' That was when I knew I had to get out."
Enter Travis Tritt
Tritt was a big fan of the Eagles' song, "Take It Easy." He teamed up with the band for the video when they put the song on their album, Common Thread. Per the outlet via Rolling Stone, Tritt implored the Eagles to stop fighting with each other and do the video for the song. They said okay. Maybe they were tired of the tension and bickering that plagued the band and were ready to be pals again.
The Guys Finally Held Out An Olive Branch To Each Other
Glenn Frey fondly reminisced about the Eagles in History of the Eagles, a 2013 documentary about them. By then, his tone was very different than it had been years before.
He said, "After years passed, you really sort of remember that you were friends first. You have a lot of common history together and a lot of shared experiences. I remembered mostly the good stuff... I just remembered how much we genuinely had liked each other and how much fun we'd had."
