I can only speculate but in my own experience, illness can and has had an impact on decisions I have made, including both personal and professional. I would imagine this is true of anyone coping with short and long term illness and/or disease. For me it was a "sit up and pay attention" kind of wake up call. Do we know when Glenn was diagnosed with RA? RA tends to come on suddenly and can be quite painful unless/until the inflammation gets under control which can take awhile depending upon the kind of medication and treatment and even then, adverse reactions and flare ups are always a concern.
"Let's burn our long johns and head west" - Glenn Frey 1948-2016
oh ok. thanks. I didn't know that. I know that he had some issues with diverticulitis....(have to say, I'm not totally sorry about the timing of one of his bouts either...they were playing Knoxville, and it was sold out. Due to Glenn's illness and 2 rescheduling some tickets were refunded, and I was able to go )
I wonder though, would those interviews have been done that close to the release of the video, or more closely aligned with the actual event, which was in April.
It just seems like, even with surgery and recovery, they could have carved out 30 minutes for him to sit down and talk about it at some point. Even if it meant delaying the release. It was his band.
"Let's burn our long johns and head west" - Glenn Frey 1948-2016
I know!
And BB I think part of what changed Glenn's mind between '92 - '94 was that he felt the personal relationships were in a much better place, particularly after the Travis Tritt Take It Easy video shoot and the committment from Joe to get sober. He and Don had managed to get together to write 'Get Over It' and they have both said how excited they were about that. I imagine at the time, they intended to do more and. in fact, eventually did write several more songs together. Glenn never said money wasn't a factor - it clearly was. But it wasn't the only factor for him. In '92, he said "except for the money" there wasn't much there for him.
"People don't run out of dreams: People just run out of time ..."
Glenn Frey 11/06/1948 - 01/18/2016
I had forgot about the video. You are probably right. That may have been that initial catalyst. And in fact, I think I remember them saying that during that shoot they remembered the good times, and that they were friends first.
So yeah...that probably took it beyond the payday for him at that point. Back to a "is the magic still there?" moment.
I remember Felder talking in his book about how on tour they all pretty much stayed isolated. I think that, more than anything hurt the song writing.
If there had been more time just hanging out together, and more time intentionally writing, they probably could have done more...but from everything I've seen, it appears they were all a bit on egg shells, knowing the whole thing could come crashing back down with one big blowup.