We opened for the Kinks, the Beach Boys, the Guess Who…

Cynicism, I contend, is the wailing of someone who believes that things are, or should be, or could be, much, much better than they…

— Walter Becker

If it feels like we're re-creating something rather than creating something, we don't do it.

— Walter Becker

There's a great freedom in writing by yourself. You can write anything you want.

— Walter Becker

Most of our songs are about relationships.

— Walter Becker

That's sort of what we wanted to do: conquer from the margins, sort of find our place in the middle based on the fact…

— Walter Becker

You have a kid, and it's like, 'He's gotta go to college! Gotta have some clothes!'

— Walter Becker

I think what television and video games do is reminiscent of drug addiction. There's a measure of reinforcement and a behavioural loop.

— Walter Becker

I guess actually playing on the records and touring is a great forced practice regimen for me. And you learn a lot playing with…

— Walter Becker

We are constantly competing with the monsters from the id.

— Walter Becker

I love guys like Charlie Parker.

— Walter Becker

'Deacon Blues' was special for me. It's the only time I remember mixing a record all day and, when the mix was done, feeling…

— Walter Becker

It seemed like the more complex the music we were playing, the less able we were to guarantee its consistency.

— Walter Becker

Our career had a sort of funny shape.

— Walter Becker

I think that there's the self-imposed pressure to come up with something that's good. For guys like us, that's much more important than any…

— Walter Becker

I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.

— Walter Becker