In the late 70s, early 80s, Henley dated Fleetwood Mac musician Stevie Nicks, and had a long term relationship with actress/model and Bond girl Lois Chiles . In the early 80's, Henley was engaged to Battlestar Galactica actress Maren Jensen. His first

In the late 70s, early 80s, Henley dated Fleetwood Mac musician Stevie Nicks, and had a long term relationship with actress/model and Bond girl Lois Chiles .

In the early 80's, Henley was engaged to Battlestar Galactica actress Maren Jensen. His first solo album ("I Can't Stand Still") is dedicated to Jensen, who also sings harmony vocals on the song "Johnny Can't Read". Henley and Jensen separated in 1986 .

In 1995, Henley married Sharon Summerall, a former model from Texas who had lived in Paris and studied art history. Performers at the wedding included Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Billy Joel, John Fogerty, Jackson Browne, Donna Lewis, Sheryl Crow, Glenn Frey and Tony Bennett.

Psychobilly musician Mojo Nixon, wrote a song called "Don Henley Must Die". Some years later, Mojo was playing at Austin's Hole in the Wall when Don Henley, who was also scheduled to play in Austin, came in. Mojo announced he was going to play the song when Henley himself climbed up on stage