i think don henley talks about a similar story. would you stop that?f drumsticks could and then your mother, to save the furniture, your father goes down to the pawn shop and comes home with a set of pearl gray slingerland radio kings and the rest is history. i was nine years old when i had my drums and i was off to the races. tavis: and he is still off to the races during i reckon with a couple more chapters left. stephen stills has a four-cd set out to covers the best of all of his stuff, the group stuff, the solo stuff. it is appropriately called " carry on." that is a great and should for all of us no matter what we do. >> carry on and keep on at it. kind of what we are doing right now is a country. tavis: yes. i am honored to have you on this program. i have been waiting a long time. >> thank you. it's an honor. tavis: any excuse to have become back and hang out with us. that is are sure for tonight. keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a and asat

amid the multiplatinum hits, of bickering was with don henley. fired. don's focusing on his solo career with the release of his album "road to forever."

were at elaines restaurants and we sat down and i was sitting, me here, spring sfooen mellencamp, don henley son brown. and i was saying to john, there is so ironic in every interview when they say who is the biggest artist you passed on. and i say john t was you because you were too close, ironically to bruce who is sitting between us. he did say to me clive i want you to rest easy. let me fell you, eight weeks before i auditions for you, i was in a cover band. and then david bowie's manager came to see me, said leave that cover band. you got to start writing. and i left the cover band, i started writing. aide weeks later i am auditioning for you. who was the biggest influence on me at the time. it was bruce springstein. so rest easy now when you tell the story. because i was very close too the guys that you and john hammonds signed from the beginning of his career. >> there are a thousand stories like this in 24 book called the soundtrack of my life, clive davis, written with anthony decurtis, a very good journalist in his own right, thank you for coming. >> very kind, thank you. >> thank