I tried to grow up. Honest. Didn’t quite happen. I guess I’m someone for whom youth still seems more real than the present, or the half century in between. And why not? I'm deeply underwhelmed by most contemporary art, literature, music, films, TV, the heinous little phones, money talk, real estate talk, all that stuff. The Internet, which at first seemed so fascinating, appears to be evolving into something even worse than TV, but we'll see.
I tried to grow up. Honest. Didn’t quite happen. I guess I’m someone for whom youth still seems more real than the present, or the half century in be… - Donald Fagen
I tried to grow up. Honest. Didn’t quite happen. I guess I’m someone for whom youth still seems more real than the present, or the half century in be…
- Donald Fagen
It's great to know that our old stuff still sounds good to our fans, just as it's wonderful to think that we've turned a few people on to jazz over t… - Donald Fagen
It's great to know that our old stuff still sounds good to our fans, just as it's wonderful to think that we've turned a few people on to jazz over t…
Anthemic rock music is inherently fascist - anything intended to move huge masses of people is politically offensive to me. - Donald Fagen
Anthemic rock music is inherently fascist - anything intended to move huge masses of people is politically offensive to me.
What do you do with what you're given, and how do you transform it into something worthwhile? - Donald Fagen
What do you do with what you're given, and how do you transform it into something worthwhile?
We don't think of ourselves as being perfectionists, really. To us it's more about desperately trying to have it sound more or less OK. - Donald Fagen
We don't think of ourselves as being perfectionists, really. To us it's more about desperately trying to have it sound more or less OK.
When you get a groove going, time flies. - Donald Fagen
When you get a groove going, time flies.
What a beautiful world this will be What a glorious time to be free - Donald Fagen
What a beautiful world this will be What a glorious time to be free
I had a dream that Britney Spears rubbed her breasts in my face and Jennifer Lopez gave me head while Salma Hayek sucked my toes and the Olsen twins … - Donald Fagen
I had a dream that Britney Spears rubbed her breasts in my face and Jennifer Lopez gave me head while Salma Hayek sucked my toes and the Olsen twins …
Melodies can be good depending on the context. You can have a simple melody, and if the harmony behind it is interesting, it can make a very simple m… - Donald Fagen
Melodies can be good depending on the context. You can have a simple melody, and if the harmony behind it is interesting, it can make a very simple m…
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