GLENN FREY: = FOR AS, “HOTEL CALIFORNIA” WAS DEFINITELY THINKING AND WRITING OUTSIDE THE BOX. WE HAD THE NEVER WRITTEN ANY SONG LIKE IT BEFORE. SIMILAR TO “DESPERADO” WE DID NOT START OUT TO MAKE ANY SORT OF CONCEPT OR THEME ALBUM. BUT WHEN WE WROTE “LIFE IN THE FAST LANE” AND STARTED WORKING ON “HOTEL CALIFORNIA” AND “NEW KID IN TOWN” WITH J.D., WE KNEW WE WERE HEADING DOWN A LONG AND TWISTED CORRIDOR AND JUST STAJED WITH IT. SONG FROM THE DARK SIDE-THE EAGLES TAKE A LOOK AT THE SEAMY UNDERBELLY OF L.A. -THE FLIP SIDE OF FAME AND FAILURE, LOVE AND MONEY.=