39+ Glenn Frey Quotes On Death, Eagles And Miami Vice

Glenn Frey was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as a founding member of the rock band Eagles. He was the lead singer and frontman for the band, and co-wrote many of their hit songs, including “Take It Easy”, “Peaceful Easy Feeling”, “Tequila Sunrise”, and “Hotel California”. Frey died in 2016 at the age of 67 from complications of rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis, and pneumonia. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Glenn Frey on life, love, death.

Top 10 Glenn Frey Quotes

1. People don't run out of dreams - people just run out of time.
2. We set out to become a band for our time. But sometimes if you do a good-enough job, you become a band for all time.
3. There's another kind of poverty that only rich men know, a moral malnutrition that starves their very souls.
4. I got me a car and I got me some gas,Told everybody they could kiss my ass.
5. Our lives are changing, this old world keeps turning. And I sit here and wonder, baby, what we're really learning.
6. Hey, I didn't make a big deal out of Hotel California. The 18 million people that bought it did.
7. I'm just a bleeping maniac in straight clothing. There's no reason to dress my monster up.
8. I think musicians and artists are the most philanthropic people I know. Their charity record of the music business would hold up to the work of anybody.
9. There are only those certain people where things click - at least for me.
10. Detroit... where 'mother' is half a word.

Glenn Frey Image Quotes

I got me a car and I got me some gas,Told everybody they could kiss my ass. — Glenn Frey

Glenn Frey Short Quotes

• If we're so awful and we're so bad, you ought to check out the nightlife in Leningrad.
• Hey, a woman changed her mind - what else is new?
• That's what I miss out of all this synthesized music - it starts to lose dynamics.
• Follow your musical instincts. Do what you feel is right. Don't be relegated to a certain category.
• I wanted to sing songs that my voice was comfortable with.
• I really think one of the greatest allies you can have is the imagination of your audience.

Glenn Frey Quotes About Love

I read the Life magazine articles about free love and free dope in California. At age 20 I drove to Los Angeles. — Glenn Frey

I grew up in Detroit. So my mother always loved big band music. — Glenn Frey

It seems when I put together records, as Henley used to say, they're just like movies. They should have action, tension, love scenes, places to relax. — Glenn Frey

Glenn Frey Quotes About Eagles

Without a reunion, the Eagles are forever young, like James Dean. — Glenn Frey

The last two years with the Eagles were pretty intense times. There was a lot of drinking and we were all getting high a lot. My parents were relieved when I got off the Eagles treadmill. — Glenn Frey

Somebody asked my friend Bob Seger, Why do you think the Eagles broke up? He said, Hotel California. — Glenn Frey

If the Eagles were to get back together, it would have to be for the right reasons. I think it would look awful if it were just for the money. — Glenn Frey

Glenn Frey Quotes About People

People don't care how you feel. You need to paint pictures, you need to tell stories. That's what people want. They want to be entertained. Then all of the other stuff kind of filters across as part of the whole thing. — Glenn Frey

My songs grow on people - like warts. — Glenn Frey

Some people, they just don't get a joke. — Glenn Frey

Glenn Frey Famous Quotes And Sayings

I got me a car and I got me some gas,Told everybody they could kiss my ass. — Glenn Frey

I've read somewhere that when you're writing, you should stop while you're doing well so you always want to go back to work. — Glenn Frey

If you're writing songs by yourself, who's going to tell you if it's good or not? But if you're writing songs with somebody else, you get that immediate feedback. — Glenn Frey

If you get a chance to be in a film, that's great. One of my goals is to make a record as good as Don Henley's album, Building the Perfect Beast. — Glenn Frey

I won't apologize for ticket prices. I think we're well worth it. We consider ourselves in the elite touring acts, like the Stones, Elton John, Paul McCartney. — Glenn Frey

The great thing about being 30 is that there are a great deal more available women. The young ones look younger and the old ones don't look nearly as old. — Glenn Frey

I'm just as insufferable and useless as every other dad is. The dynamic never changes, no matter what you do for a living. — Glenn Frey

It was 1967, and the hippie thing was happening. I got into experimenting with drugs while I was in college in Michigan. — Glenn Frey

I think it would be nice to sell 15 million albums as a solo artist. I'd have to deal with all the repercussions of that, but that wouldn't be too bad. — Glenn Frey

Except for a few guitar chords, everything I've learned in my life that is of any value I've learned from women. — Glenn Frey

Money was a much saner goal than adoration. They'll both drive you crazy but if I'm going to blow my brains out for five years, I want something to show for it. — Glenn Frey

Nobody told Don Henley or me that we were going to make it as solo artists, but I can speak for Don when I say that we are both really happy now that the band is not together. — Glenn Frey

It's a losing proposition, but one you can't refuse. It's the politics of contraband, it's the smuggler's blues. — Glenn Frey

I think that's a powerful thing, to be able to engage your audience and let them put some of themselves into the music. — Glenn Frey

Life Lessons by Glenn Frey

1. Glenn Frey taught us that hard work and dedication can help you achieve your dreams. He worked tirelessly to create a successful career in music and was an inspiration to many.
2. He also showed us the importance of collaboration and teamwork. He was part of the hugely successful band the Eagles, and his work with them was an example of how great things can be achieved when people work together.
3. Finally, Glenn Frey's example showed us that it is possible to create something meaningful and lasting in the music industry. His work will continue to be enjoyed and appreciated by generations to come.