What do you do with what you’re given, and how do you transform it into something worthwhile? Donald Fagen Read Quote
I like it when songs develop in some way. Four minutes usually isn’t enough time for something to develop musically. Donald Fagen Read Quote
My style is a little quirky. I can’t play as fast as most professional jazz players. Donald Fagen Read Quote
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. Donald Fagen Read Quote
Anthemic rock music is inherently fascist – anything intended to move huge masses of people is politically offensive to me. Donald Fagen Read Quote
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. Donald Fagen Read Quote
