Donald Fagen
Donald Fagen
Donald Jay Fagenis an American musician, singer-songwriter, and co-founder of the band Steely Dan...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth10 January 1948
CityPassaic, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
Donald Fagen quotes about
dan few mainly might steely
I've never done it before. I might do a few Steely Dan things that I particularly like, but it'll mainly be my stuff.
broader dan few file last level older personal steely work
That was one of the elements. Just getting older and also I'm a New Yorker, so 9-11 on a broader level had something to do with it. I work as I go so I have a file of things that go back a few years and I think probably the last Steely Dan album, (2003's) Everything Must Go, had some things on this theme, too. But this is on a more personal level.
popularity
Popularity has everything to do with business and nothing to do with music.
beautiful world beautiful-world
What a beautiful world this will be What a glorious time to be free
transformation given worthwhile
What do you do with what you're given, and how do you transform it into something worthwhile?
time-flies how-time-flies groove
When you get a groove going, time flies.
looks flaws critical
I have a critical nature, in the sense that when I look at something I often look for the flaws.
song four way
I like it when songs develop in some way. Four minutes usually isn't enough time for something to develop musically.
singers rays wilson
Randy Newman seemed like an even worse singer than me. I liked Ray Charles, Levi Stubbs, Jack Jones, Joe Tex, Wilson Pickett.
kids years play
I took some lessons as a kid but trained myself by ear. I did it the way jazz musicians used to learn years ago, which is to play records and slow them down to figure out the notes. At first I tried to imitate Red Garland, who was my favorite jazz pianist.
player style quirky
My style is a little quirky. I can't play as fast as most professional jazz players.
people mind
People are usually afraid to say what's on their mind.
song new-york school
My writing is really intuitive. As a kid, I went to school in New Jersey and hung out in New York, so the way kids used to talk got into our earlier songs.
american-musician art
I had trouble distinguishing art from life. I don't now, and I feel much better!