Rock and Roll Hall of Fame curator accused of stealing $1 million worth of Eagles lyrics

A member of the curatorship of the Rock Hall of Fame was accused of trying to sell the band’s manuscripts Eagles. Content stolen by curator Craig Inciardi next to Glenn Horowitz and Edward Kosinski it is valued at more than US$ 1 million, according to the police of New York (United States).

There are more than 100 pages of lyrics and notes made by Don Henley, one of the founders of the Californian band. Among the manuscripts is the outline of one of the greatest hits of the eagles“Hotel California.” The trio’s lawyers claimed they are innocent and would “vigorously fight false allegations.”

henley been trying to recover the items for years. They would have been stolen initially in the 1970s, by a biographer – who sold them to Horowitz in 2005. According to police, the trio tried to sell manuscripts at auctions and even coerce the musician into buying them back.

inciardi was suspended from his role in the Hall of Fameaccording to the president of the association, Joel Peresman, informed the members shortly after the news was released. “We don’t know if Craig was involved. He will remain out of the loop until the internal third-party investigation is resolved and the charges are extended after the decision.”

The band’s manager Irving Azoffissued a statement regarding the missing items: “This action exposes the truth about the sale of music memory items, personal items and stolen items behind a facade of legitimacy. No one has the right to illegally sell property to profit from the theft. of irreplaceable pieces of history. These manuscripts are part of the legacy created by Don Henley in his more than 50-year career.”

Manhattan’s Second District Attorney Alvin Bragg, inciardi, Horowitz and Kosinski invented story about the origin of documents to make sale “legal.”