"Eagle Flies With Nightbird"

By Sarah Rodman
June 8, 2005

Don Henley is nothing if not a gentleman.

When asked in what order he and ``Two Voices'' tourmate Stevie Nicks
would perform at their co-headlining show at the Tweeter Center in
Mansfield tonight, Henley laughs.

``I'm going to go first every night,'' he says, ``because there are
certain things that she has to have.''

Those include, but are not limited to, special lighting, time for
costume changes and the proper performing temperature.

``I'm just a guy,'' Henley says. ``Guys don't mind sweating. I'm
just
going to go first and that will make my life a lot simpler.''

The charming Eagles frontman and Fleetwood Mac's witchy woman, both
57, have long been friends - and more in the mid-'70s. They even
scored a hit duet in 1981 with ``Leather and Lace.''

What songs will they sing together on tour?

Speaking by phone from Dallas, Henley chuckles.

``We've already exchanged lists. Now we're in the process of arguing
about it.''

Following his stint with Nicks, Henley hopes to begin work on an
album of new American standards by the likes of Leonard Cohen and
Randy Newman.

Then he'll hit the road again with the Eagles in August. If you're
waiting for that long-promised new Eagles album, Henley has some
advice: Don't hold your breath.

``I don't know if that's ever going to come to fruition,'' he
says.``It used to be frustrating, but I had to adopt a more Zenlike
position or tear my hair out.''

http://theedge.bostonherald.com/musicNews/view.bg?articleid=88456