About Donald Fagen:

Donald Jay Fagen is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the co-founder (along with Walter Becker) and lead singer of the rock band Steely Dan.

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I had trouble distinguishing art from life. I don't now, and I feel much better!

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What do you do with what you're given, and how do you transform it into something worthwhile?

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We're not getting any younger.

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People are usually afraid to say what's on their mind.

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Randy Newman seemed like an even worse singer than me. I liked Ray Charles, Levi Stubbs, Jack Jones, Joe Tex, Wilson Pickett.

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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 pi...

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My style is a little quirky. I can't play as fast as most professional jazz players.

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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.

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I've never been comfortable as a lead performer, and I never wanted to be a singer, particularly.

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When you get a groove going, time flies.

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I like it when songs develop in some way. Four minutes usually isn't enough time for something to develop musically.

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I have a critical nature, in the sense that when I look at something I often look for the flaws.

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Anthemic rock music is inherently fascist - anything intended to move huge masses of people is politically offensive to me.

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Author Bio

NameDonald Fagen
DescriptionAmerican musician
BornJanuary 10, 1948
CountryUnited States Of America
ProfessionSinger; Composer; Songwriter

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