Eagles singer Don Henley has filed a lawsuit in New York seeking the return of his handwritten notes and song lyrics from the band's hit album Hotel California. The civil complaint filed in Manhattan federal court on Friday comes after prosecutors in March abruptly dropped criminal charges midway through a trial against three collectibles experts accused of scheming to sell the documents. The Eagles co-founder has maintained the pages were stolen and had vowed to pursue a lawsuit when the criminal case was dropped against rare books dealer Glenn Horowitz, former Rock & Roll Hall of Fame curator Craig Inciardi and rock memorabilia seller Edward Kosinski.
Hotel California, released by the Eagles in 1977, is the third-biggest selling album of all time in the US. Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion. "These 100 pages of personal lyric sheets belong to Mr.
Henley and his family, and he has never authorised defendants or anyone else to peddle them for profit," Daniel Petrocelli, Henley's lawyer, said in an emailed statement. According to the lawsuit, the handwritten pages remain in the custody of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office. Kosinski's lawyer Shawn Crowley said Henley is continuing to falsely accuse his client.
He said the criminal charges against Kosinski were dropped after it became clear Henley misled prosecutors by withholding critical information proving that Kosinski bought the pages in good faith. "Don Henl.
