As with any band that's left an indelible mark on the music scene, salacious stories color in the outlines of the past. For example, per Far Out Magazine, there's a rumor that the Eagles got their band name after an alcohol-infused and peyote-punctuated trip to the Mojave Desert. Another piece of hearsay (via the Cleveland website) questions whether or not singer and drummer Don Henley knows the difference between wine and spirits, due to the famous "Hotel California" lyric, "So I called up the captain and said, 'Please bring me my wine.' He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969.'" Needless to say, the rambunctious band behind breakout albums like "Desperado" had a larger-than-life reputation hanging over their heads like an anvil — ready to spread destruction at a moment's notice.
The mere fact that the Eagles have a history of breaking up, switching out members, and getting back together adds another layer of complexity when it comes to understanding the inner dynamics of the group. However, in the nearly 50 years that the band's music has been around, plenty of profiles, biographies, and documentaries have painted a clearer picture of what went on behind closed doors and who the real leader was. While some biographies credit Don Henley and Glenn Frey as co-leaders of the Eagles (per AllMusic), one of these men was eventually deemed the real leader.
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