Joe Walsh Survived Some Serious Good Times As A Young Rocker

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'M EXCITED BECAUSE MY NEXT GUESS IS A ROCK 'N' ROLL HALL OF FAMER. YOU KNOW FROM THE EAGLES AND I BELIEVE ONE OF THE GREATEST ROCK GUITARS OF ALL TIME, PLEASE WELCOME JOE WALSH. (APPLAUSE) HI, JOE. COME ON OUT. WELCOME BACK TO THE ED SULLIVAN. >> THANK YOU. >> Stephen: WELL, LISTEN, I AM A HUGE FAN. JAMES GANG, WALK AWAY, PUMP NUMBER 49, IS THAT THE NAME OF THAT SONG, OBVIOUSLY YOUR CAREER WITH THE EAGLES, YOUR SOLO KAER RADIO LIFE'S BEEN GOOD TO ME, LIFE OF ILLUSION. I'M A HUGE FAN. SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE. YOU ACTUALLY WHEN YOU, STILL THE JAMES GANG YOU TOURED EUROPE WITH THE WHO, I BELIEVE. >> YES. >> Stephen: THERE YOU ARE WITH KEITH. YOU WERE-- YOU WERE A FAP US PARTYER IN SOME OF THE BIGGEST BANDS. DO YOU HAVE ANY HAPPY MEMORIES? OR ANY MEMORIES AT ALL? >> YEAH, YEAH, NO, ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE HEARD ARE TRUE. I DON'T REMEMBER A LOT ABOUT IT. BUT THE DEPOSITIONS AND COURT AND THE POLICE REPORTS,. >> Stephen: ALL ACCURATE. DO YOU HAVE PARTICULAR BUDDIES YOU WOULD HANG OUT WITH WHEN ARE YOU WERE ON THE ROAD, WHO YOU LIKED TO PARTY WITH. >> KEITH,. >> Stephen: VERY FAMOUS FOR IT. >> HE DECIDED HE LIKED ME AND WE STAYED UP FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AT NIGHT. AND JOHN BELUSHI WAS ANOTHER ONE. >> Jon: >> Stephen: WHAT WAS HE LIKE TO HANG OUT WITH. >> SCARY. >> Stephen: YEAH, A LOT OF ENERGY. >> NOW, IT'S FUNNY BUT AT THE TIME, BOTH OF THOSE GENTLEMEN, IT WAS TERRIFYING. YOU DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. I WENT TO A BENI HANA ONCE WITH JOHN BELUSHI. >> Stephen: THE JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE. >> AND HE DECIDED HE WAS GOING TO BE THE COOK AND HE WOULD FULL ON SAMURAI. >> Stephen: HOW DID THAT TURN OUT. >> IT WAS MESSY. (LAUGHTER) >> IT WAS MESSY. >> Stephen: WELL, NOW I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE GOT A CHARITABLE ENDEAVOR AND YOU ARE ACTUALLY, HOWEVER MUCH HAVOC YOU WRECKED WHEN WERE YOU YOUNGER YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING NICE TO HELP PEOPLE RIGHT NOW. TELL ABOUT THE WORK YOU ARE DOING WITH THE VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS. >> YEAH, I'VE ALWAYS PAID ATTENTION TO THE VETS. AND THE VETS SITUATION AND MY FATHER DIED IN ACTIVE DUTY WHEN I WAS ABOUT 20 MONTHS OLD. HE WAS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE IT THEN BUT NOW IT'S CALLED THE GOLD STAR FAMILY OR GOLD STAR KID. BUT I GREW UP ALWAYS WONDERING WHAT HE WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE. AND I SPENT A LOT OF TIME TRYING TO DO SOMETHING THAT WOULD MAKE HIM PROUD OF ME. AND HAD SOME BUDDIES IN VIETNAM WAR AND THEY CAME BACK SHATTERED OR DIDN'T COME BACK. AND I HAVE NTSZED IN MY TRAVELS AND TOURING THAT BESIDES THE BIG NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, THERE ARE SOME SMALL COUNTEE, SMALL TOWN VETS ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE REALLY IN THE TRENCHES AND REALLY DOING WONDERFUL WORK. AND SO I HAVE STARTED AN ORGANIZATION CALLED VETS AID. AND I WANT TO HELP AND TAKE IT UP A NOTCH. >> Stephen: ARE YOU DOING A CONCERT IN SUPPORT OF THIS, AREN'T SNU. >> YES, ON SEPTEMBER 20th WE'RE GOING TO PLAY THE FAIRFAX VIRGINIA AT A PLACE CALLED THE EAGLES BANK ARENA. NOW IT IS NOT THE EAGLES BANK BUT IT'S JUST THE NAME OF IT OF THE PLACE. >> Stephen: YOU GUYS COULD SUE, PROBABLY. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: YOU, WHO ELSE IS GOING TO BE IN THE CONCERT. >> KEITH URBAN, THE ZACK BROWN BAND, GARY CLARK SR AND THAT IS-- GOOD LIST OF GUITAR PLAYS AND GUESS WHAT, THEY'RE GOING TO LET ME PLAY TOO. (APPLAUSE). >> Stephen: WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO PLAY FOR US RIGHT NOW AS WE GO OUT TO COMMERCIAL. WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOU PLAY. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK? (APPLAUSE) ♪ ♪ ♪

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Length: 5min 49sec (349 seconds)

Published: Thu Aug 03 2017