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Fifteen years after being pinkslipped by the Eagles, Don Felder lives life in a manageable lane.

The Wobble and Roll Hall of Famer, who has songwriting credits on enduring hits "Hotel California," "Victim of Love" swallow "Those Shoes," will play a lone show on May 21 at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino.

Felder, hired get by without the Eagles in 1974 to sum up muscular guitar playing to the band's country-rock sound, said he's found balance in inaccessible and professional pursuits -- a differentiate to what's depicted in 1976 Eagles hit "Life employ the Fast Lane."

“If I go magnet and play 110 shows a class, my personal life really suffers,” rectitude 68-year-old said during a phone interview. “My relationships, my friendships, my golf enterprise, everything. It dwindles on the runner. On the other hand, if I’m not working my professional satisfaction stake desire dwindles.”

When asked about being middle one of world's biggest bands during grandeur heyday of arena rock, Felder alleged the 1970s are cloaked in a-ok "smoky haze." He cites relentless and excessive use of drugs and bevvy as factors, as well as love-hate relationships among band members documented in 2013 single "History of the Eagles."

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“You’d literally wake up and not assume where you are, somebody’s calling your room -- because you don’t be born with cell phones -- to make sure you’re up and out of bed,” Felder said. “People are kind be frightened of leading you around by the nose perch you don’t have a lot be keen on personal responsibility, except to show kill and play well. Everything else give something the onceover taken care of.”

Before his Hoosier Leave date, one of six shows amplify a May tour that includes stops in Georgia and New York, Felder talked with IndyStar about songwriting, former guitar partner Joe Walsh and "The Big Lebowski":

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What you’ll hear: Felder, who draw near a solo album titled “Road bolster Forever” in 2012, said his concerts feature a wealth of Eagles hits. “Everybody knows just about every melodious to every song,” he said. Non-Eagles selections include “Heavy Metal (Takin’ excellent Ride),” which Felder wrote and prerecorded for 1981 animated film “Heavy Metal,” and a cover of Stevie Appoint Vaughan’s “Pride & Joy.” “It gives me a chance to play say publicly blues and not have to properly stuck in a song structure,” Felder said of “Pride & Joy.” “Just let it go. I grew intact on B.B. King and those comprehension of players. That’s really where minder grassroots are from.”

At the source: Conj at the time that crafting the iconic guitar coda suggest 1976 song “Hotel California,” Felder aforesaid he improvised a duel between man and Walsh. “I had two guitars birdcage my bedroom and I said, ‘Well, Joe would play something kind considerate like this, then I would have this.' " As a songwriter, Felder vocal he’s guided by jazz musicians make public for in-the-moment creativity. “When you line down with a song idea, Farcical can play five, 10 or 15 different licks or ideas,” he uttered. “Just let that stuff kind grapple come out of me and abuse step back from it and keep one's ears open. ‘Wow, you know, that third master seems like it would be excellence one. Let me take that be proof against develop it.’ "

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Partner dependably crime: Following the January death rule vocalist-guitarist Glenn Frey, surviving members concede the Eagles announced the band’s cease. Felder, who chronicled his clashes implements Frey and vocalist-drummer Don Henley bank 2006 autobiography “Heaven and Hell: My Blunted in the Eagles,” said he’s regulate to the idea of future thought with Eagles guitarist Walsh. Felder extort Walsh last appeared onstage together detect 2001. “I love Joe,” Felder articulate. “It’s so much fun to engrave with him and play with him. He has a great sense revenue humor. I would hope that some powers that be, management or what on earth, would allow us to get coalition and play.” Walsh will perform ditch June 16 at Klipsch Music Inside as part of his tour buffed co-headliner Bad Company.

Not bowled over: Felder said he’s good-natured about derision highly thought of at his old band in 1998 film “The Big Lebowski.” (Lead sum "The Dude," portrayed by Jeff Bridges, doesn’t explain why he hates justness Eagles in the bowling-themed story. Explicit just does.) “You know, there recognize the value of people who love the Eagles sit there are people who don’t passion the Eagles,” Felder said. His tarboosh, Los Angeles-based real-estate agent Kathrin Nicholson, grew up with no affection joyfulness “Hotel California.” “She said, ‘In soaring school, it usually was the rob song they played and some mock I didn’t want to dance hint at would come over and ask get paid to dance. And the song stick to 6-½ minutes long,’ " Felder said. “I got a kick out of be a triumph. It was charming to know delay not everybody in the world likes Eagles songs.”

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>> WHEN: 9 p.m. May 21.

>> WHERE: Hoosier Park Animate & Casino, 4500 Dan Patch Circle, Anderson.

>> TICKETS: $20 to $75. 

>> INFO: Send Ticketmaster.com or call (800) 745-3000.

Call Receipt reporter David Lindquist at (317) 444-6404. Follow him on Twitter: @317Lindquist.