Joe Walsh Tells Paul Shaffer How A Practice Lick Became An Iconic Eagles Song 

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That's where "Sweet Child of Mine" by Guns N Roses came from. Slash was just playing a fingering exercise, and Axl said, "That's our next song!"

Darren Z ____ .... and Thunderstruck. Angus played the twiddly diddly thing as a practice/warm-up exercise.

Eruption, the same way.

You'd be surprised how many songs came from warmups. Guns n Roses Sweet Child of Mine is an example...

A great man. Very real

Awesome musician especially guitarist and a really cool guy with a great sense of humour

Yes, Joe is one of a kind!!

Yeah, I know a few people who've met him. They say he's funny as hell.@@mikeyoutubeaccount7120

Heard that the Eagles are retiring and Joe is not. 💃💃👏👍

😂🤣

-He is of good skits and friends (ics).

Lol 😆 Greatest rock and roll documentary

😂🤣😂🤣

That is worth remembering!

He could step in for Seth Green, anytime.

Omg... your comment made me laugh for a minute straight!!!!

He’s always been a character.

It's his real voice - forgot those pathetic cartoon idiots.

Cocaine is a Hellva Drug

Joe Walsh IS my hero! I have too many words i don't even know where to begin??!!!

He wasn’t drunk? When I quit drinking seven years maybe nine years ago now, I immediately quit sounding drunk. Immediately. After being drunk pretty much non-stop for twenty some years. Don’t get me wrong, I was a high functioning alcoholic. I only barely began to slur my words slightly after about forty beers. Thirty if they were tall boys. Forty beers is drinking real hard. Had to a day off to get that many in. Usually, people didn’t know I had consumed as many as I had because I wouldn’t slur my words, or stumble around. I was still way more intelligent than most and was a real asshole about it. God I am so grateful that isn’t me any more. I don’t give joe any grief for imbibing if he wants to, or has too. If he’s straight in that clip, then he needs a note from a neurologist stating that his speech is the result of acute brain damage that doesn’t affect his other motor skills, if he’s gonna be driving around you know. He obviously played the guitar just fine and recalled the story of how it became an eagles song. He sounds drunk to me though. And a little hard of hearing now.

@@lancegould idk you sounded kind of stupid just now, but that's just me. congrats on being sober and sounding like an asshole at the same time tho.

@@lancegould Curious, what would you say was the reason for you to keep drinking for 20 or so years straight.

@@lancegould He always sounds like that..watch more videos and interviews

He brings comedy to the table too.

... and also is an amateur radio operator. WA6ACU is his call sign. Mine is KE8CQC.

@@ScottVargovich kb9mmi here

Joe could easily be a voiceover for a Pixar or Disney animated movie character.

Your so right, spot on.

Rocky Mountain Way! Rock on Joe...

@@michaelslater6839 my father has always been a massive Eagles fan so we took him to see Don Henley at a packed Arena. I’ve always enjoyed the more rock stuff the Eagles did so for most of the Henley solo stuff I was just kinda chillin out, then he brings out Stevie Nicks are of course everyone starts getting real fired up, and THEN he says he has one more friend to come out, “ladies and gentlemen give it up for JOE WALSH!” My god that arena about popped wide open. The ground was literally shaking and rattling. Not a single person seated. Joe came out to Rocky Mountsin Way and it’s one of the coolest fuckin things I’ve ever seen. They went on to play all my favorite Eagles tunes and it was truly killer. Totally made my night.

@@granthoover9045 Sounds like a Great time! I regret not going to see more concerts. We used to have a small venue near here where a lot of big bands both old and new came to play and I feel I missed out by not going. ZZ Top, Nicklel Back, Cold Play, Eddy Money, George Thorogood and the destroyers. Etc. came to play there. They liked to appear there because it was a quiet vacation spot near a lake called Clear Lake in Northern California.... unfortunately it’s no longer there. It was like a resort with tennis courts and swimming & rental boats. You could go there see a concert and stay in really nice rooms. For a reasonable price. Sounds like you got to hear some awesome music that night with Don Henley, Stevie Nicks and Joe Walsh, etc. I would’ve really enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing your experience with me.

@@granthoover9045 I've seen the Eagles twice in the past few years, and both times Joe got the biggest ovation when they were introduced.

@@granthoover9045 saw them when i was 15 at meadowlands arena circa 1980. They were running 4 guitars an the basist so 5 of them lined up in front. it was pretty epic.

So true

That's the thing about Joe Walsh. Practically anyone can play the licks he plays...but practically no one can make 'em sound as good as he does.

through a wall, let's not forget...lol

Frey came up with the 2 greatest lyric lines of The Eagles --Glenn wrote "It's a flatbed Ford slowing down my lord to come and take a look at me" and "Welcome to the Hotel CA you can check out anytime you like but you can never leave".

I like that riff that comes in the last 1/3 of the song On the Border.

Between that and “Walk Away,” Joe is responsible for two of the greatest opening riffs in rock history.

Yeah, but don't forget Don Felder for the classic and mysterious opening for Hotel California...then Henley and Frey kicked him out of the band.

@@ckallaher The opening riff to Life's Been Good tops them all. IMHO

I think Felder's "Hotel California" are the Eagles greatest riffs of all time... Walsh's riff is second to Felder's Hotel California... all day long...

@Judy Glosky What the fuck was that all about Judy?? can you please explain how this is part of the Joe Walsh song

@@11calman Judy is in her own little world and will not be taking questions for the foreseeable future. Thank you for your interest......

GF was a dick

@@ghostmost2614 You may consider him a dick if you wish although I suggest you have never even spent a minute in his company so are judging someone you do not know. But here's the rub - He , yes He - created the Eagles. It was HIS band. And I and many millions of others are extremely grateful for that. It takes an Alpha to make things happen. And boy did HE make it happen with that band.

Darn trolls breed like flies here. Do not feed them. Sorry.

Filipino talent is incredible. (Journey’s new lead singer to say the least-) Talent knows talent.

Anyone who plays reggae in the Philippines, becomes popular, and names is son JoeWalsh is alright in my book.

@@testodude Cool!

Ang galing mo

@@paulterwilliger6668 galing about what?

Including a ton he can't even remember, I'm sure! (Sorry, couldn't resist. So glad he turned his life around. And I love that new tune he did with Sheryl Crow!)

I like it when he tells stories about his radio hobby. Us hams are called nerds, but when one mentions that Joe Walsh is one they shut up. He has the money to buy the latest and greatest equipment, but he uses the old tube equipment and knows his $hit. This hobby kept me off alchohol and drugs, probably saved my life.

or All Night Long (stay up all night long)

I interviewed him a few years ago for a feature article. He told stories for 35 minutes, and wouldn’t have stopped if his PR handler didn’t cut him off. He’s an authentic personality.

Ya well, life's been good to him.

genius if you will,a raving genius

Same as Dont fear the reaper minus the cowbell

The Sweet Child O' Mine riff also started as a finger warm-up exercise. Seems to happen a lot.

100 percent....and not just his talent with a guitar, Joe's voice lends to the eagles a backing vocal that the Eagles are incomplete without.....i compare Joe's backing vocals with the Eagles much like Michael Anthony's backing vocals with Van Halen.......you dont realize just how important they are till they are gone.......

David McKean creativity comes out that way - when you’re not headed in any direction and don’t have an agenda

@@davidmckean955 it sure was .... but not for gnr, maybe for the aussie band they stole the riff and song from. gnr are a bunch of thieves ... and lied about it after

As we are all lucky to see him alive today, if you get my drift.

Saw Stevie Nicks on her first solo tour. Joe Walsh opening for the night made it one of those shows where you were a bit conflicted as to who really came to see the most.

Genius mind at work: Sees Joe Walsh. Thinks Betty White. ... Wait, they are kinda similar looking

@@jaykaufman9782 and sounding, in an odd way

Why? Betty will be 99 next week.....Joe is in his early 70's...What am I missing?

@@pocono49murphy96 national treasures my friend, national treasures!!

@@pocono49murphy96 Joe took a fe-e-e-ew more drugs than Betty. And booze. And paint thinner. And some stain he spotted on the floor ...

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I said it in the seventies. And I will say it now. Never been a better guitar player then Joe! End of this story!

@broomsterm I could not more disagree with U! Many, many musiclovers assume Joe Walsh to be the best guitarplayer ever. This proves how much underratism Joe suffers. Life ist good.

I don't think he is underated by people, just by the over rated Rolling Stone Magazine

@@dougpotosky4102 Jimmy Page,

Huh? No guitarist thinks that.

Ha ha , that's good, & Joe just owned a huge amount of rock fans with that .dude just oozes rock. a lifer.

I may or may not have ripped off that line in my weekend warrior dad rock cover band a time or two. Another favorite: "If I had a nickel for every time I played this song I wouldn't have to play it anymore."

Also from that show (Crossroads Festival 2004) was "Steve Cox on lead drums!"

Always was partial to the time he opened introduced "Life's Been Good" with a nod to the bumper sticker stating "WHEN I'm elected President of the United States..."

Joe is an awesome human being, not perfect by any means, Just awesome, The World is a better place cuz Joe is in it

What chords?

notes

It’s surely meant to lose your mind

Life in the fast lane! Oh baby!

@@swampede0366 at least i didn't say chorus

Screw that asshole, he doesn't allow even a few seconds of his songs to be analyzed for instructional purposes. Goddamn moron

LMAO!

Yeah, really. He is the jerk of the band.

Copyright it with my legal team of 60

@@farwestchamomile Maybe you should learn a little history about Frey and Henley and how they were control freaks that told Walsh and Felders that they couldn't dance on stage as the camera would come of of them. Walsh and Timothy B. Schmidt are PAID EMPLOYEES (Well Paid) of "The Eagles" - When Felders joined the band he was a share owner - at one point he owned 1/3 of "The Eagles" - Read his book... it really explains an awful lot of what happened.

Yeah me too. Back in the 80s he used to come to Sydney and play at small venues, it was great, the gigs were great. He was close to the audience and boy was he great. Love his attitude and grace there's something about the man that draws us in. Honesty maybe ? I guess he's just a good guy no pretense.

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Glen is dead. He can wear what he wants now.

Eagles were already well and truly established and famous with their own sound from 4 albums before Joe Walsh joined them in 1975.

Walsh and Felder were the best Guitar Duo in the 70's in my opinion

They were big before he joined. They were huge after he came onboard. One of These Nights, the last album with the original band, sold a respectable 4 million copies. Hotel California, the first Eagles LP with Walsh, sold 32 million.

@@larrybober6335 - I rate them as second, only behind Joe Perry and Brad Whitford (but only from the pre-sobriety era). Aerosmith from that period tore the house down with their dirty, gritty rock.

Uh, "Joe Walsh" and "underrated" should NEVER be used in the same sentence! Have you listened to The James Gang or Barnstormers songs? Check out "Turned to Stone", and I don't mean ELO's version... which is good, too!

No. He's worked hard at recovery and sobriety. Who would want him to fall off the wagon? His stories are even better when told straight anyway. Sadly, his friends Keith Moon and John Entwistle can't tell stories anymore.

@@D13fs, well I didn't mean anything derogatory. I didn't even think about his alcohol issues. I was just saying how much fun it would be to listen to his stories or "shoot the shit".

@@Drewg351 Sorry about that. I love listening to his stories that I find here on YT, and in person would be a dream come true. I believe he has a radio show now but haven't heard it. Cheers

@@D13fs, I'll definitely check it out. I love watching and listening to Joe on alot of RU-vid videos. The guy is so different and so funny. That's why I was saying it would be great to just sit and listen to some of his stories. The guys so unique and so freaking talented.

I've always liked that about Joe. He's just a regular guy.

Its not exactly a talent to recognize Joe Walsh as talented, but Glen and Don did very well recognizing talented guys like Felder and later Timmy Schmit

what's worse is... they prolly paid Joe peanuts... (even though that's 10 times more they we make)

@@loriwilliamson7103 I see what you did there.

You saw a group of musicians, dominated by Don Henley and Irving Azoff. The Eagles haven't played since 1999.

Rocky Mountain Way was spectacular.

I watch from time to time. It’s incredible

My favourite was the part where he improvised a solo for the song Somebody like you.. Its so amazing

Here it is, New Years Eve 2020. And I need to listen to Life’s Been Good to Me So Far!! Great riffs, great words!! Happy New Year to everyone who found themselves on this gem of a video.

Good??? It was great!

RIP Randy Meissner.😥

My top 10 Guitarists: 1- Eric Clapton 2 - Derek Trucks 3 - Vince Gill 4- Stevie Ray Vaughn 5 - BB King 6 - Alex Lifeson 7- George Harrison 8 - Carlos Santana 9 - Slash 10 - Chet Atkins

In no specific order: Joe Walsh David Gilmour Jimmy Page Michael Schenker Leslie West Tony Iommi Robbo & Scott Gorham of Thin Lizzy Jeff Beck Isaiah Mitchell

Ok. Ex Cronulla-Woolooware-Caringbah-ite here. Turned 13 in 1970. Which out of the way surf club?

Joe is really good mates with Kevin Borich and used to stay at his place when he came to Australia. He did a stint with the Party Boys as well I think.

Peter D, when did Aussies start saying “ Dang “?

@@warren4110 Fucking never!

Heck I'll go a step further and say Life in the Fast Lane was the Eagle's anthem about around the time this album came out. OMG...

Lindsey rose is the b bbest of the best.

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Haha I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking that

drunkin

That's pretty normal for Walsh I think. But I was thinking, "What is up with Paul's voice?!" He doesn't usually sound like that.

Well slurreded my guud main

lmbo

"everybody's so different, I haven't changed"

That's an awesome line. Like only Joe Walsh can utter and people immediately understand. lol

“But I’ve only been drunk once.

@@MartyTheAussie Yup, but for 20yrs. Glad we still have him.

@@sazaraki "life's been good to (him) so far" ;)

Great man, chose life over addiction

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@@joewalsh6633 You bet, Joe. Keep on rockin'!

@@randysteele6741 it's nice to be able to satisfy you my fans if l may ask dear how long have you been my fan and where are you from..

@@joewalsh6633 I'm from Iowa and have been a fan since your James Gang days, but it really kicked into high gear when you became the perfect fit for the Eagles. A match made in heaven, as they say. While I'm at it, I have to tell you how much I enjoyed the youtube video in which you demonstrated putting new strings on your guitar and stretching them into tune. A musician of any style or instrument would have appreciated and benefited from your attention to detail and your astounding hear and intonation.

@@randysteele6741 Do you have a favorite single/album and have you been privileged to any of my concerts. So tell me how do i inspire you...

Glenn Fry wrote "Life in the Fast Lane".It wasn't Joe's song. The song originated from a ride Glen got from a drug dealer in some flash car - and Glenn asked why do you do this. He says it's life in the fast lane. Hence the inspiration.

*No the Eagles were inducted so they could sell tickets, advertising and get air time*

@@thetruthchannel349 the eagles didn’t need that to sell tickets

@@lindacumberland7046 *You completely misunderstood what I said*

⁠@@johnkuipers7829Frey may have written the lyrics but the riff is Joe’s

Clever!

That's what she said

Well, he has played it a billion times so there's that. Practice makes perfect, and reaching perfection in practicing that was decades ago for Joe.

Sweet Child Of Mine as well

Dust in the wind by Kansas started out as a finger exercise for the guitar to learn finger picking. Sometimes amazing hit songs happen by accident.

Joe owns the rights.

While I understand protecting your works...the only thing this rabid approach to copyright infringement does is keep your music hidden from the next generation.

abaneyone the world benefits from Joe?! National treasure

We all benefit from Joe Walsh🙏Love his spirit! Love his smile! Sure as f#€! love the way he plays the guitar. Love the way he presents himself, and performs👍🏿

abaneyone - You got that right! :)

I would add, that Joe benefited in that when Glenn and Don mandated that he get sober for hell to freeze over it essentially saved his life. Otherwise, I wholeheartedly agree. He’s a monster player in my book. He knows how to build a solo. I love the guy.

@@sadhvacman7238 On point, Joe helped them in music, while Glenn and Don helped him in life.

Saw that one. It was really good.

@@barryhouchin5347 Yeah, after the first song, he gave an epic rant on the problem with computer-assisted music recordings.