“I didn’t realise what dehydration was!”: Eagles legend Don Felder reveals the truth behind his terrifying on-stage collapse
In February, Eagles legend Don Felder suffered a collapse while performing onstage during the Rock Legends Cruise.
The cause turned out to be dehydration, and after he was taken to receive medical attention he made a speedy recovery. “I have always said that I’m going to rock till I drop. I never knew it would be in the middle of Tequila Sunrise, instead of like [Life in the Fast] Lane or Hotel [California] or something really fun,” he said at the time.
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Now, in a new interview with Guitarist, Felder recounts the experience, confirming that he’s now “feeling fantastic”.
“I didn’t realise what dehydration was, or what it could do to you,” he explains. “When it hit me in the middle of the set on that cruise ship, I had no idea what was going on. It was like somebody reached over, took the light dimmer and just slowly dimmed it down to zero.
“I was holding onto the microphone stand just to keep myself from collapsing when Jaden [Osborne], my girlfriend, who was on the side of the stage, recognised it immediately and came over to help me get off the stage.
“Ironically, there happened to be a paramedic in the crowd from Gainesville, Florida, of all places – where I come from – who came backstage and took me down to the medical place.
He explains that he was given an IV and “30 minutes later” he was back “saying, ‘Let’s go finish the set.’ But they said, ‘No, everybody left,’ so I took the rest of the day, and the next day I continued the show”.
“But I didn’t realise how important it was to stay hydrated, especially at sea. I don’t drink alcohol or do any drugs, so I couldn’t figure out what the hell it was. But it was just a total matter of not drinking enough electrolytes. So I’m back to 100 percent.”
Eagles currently have a string of dates planned at the Sphere in Las Vegas. For tickets and a full list of dates, head to the band’s official website.
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