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> [Aretha Franklin is and will always be a national treasure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcdonald/aretha-franklin-is-and-will-always-be-a-national-treasure/)

[Michael McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcdonald/)

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## More by Michael McDonald

> [Beck is obviously a consummate musician. He plays instruments, many instruments. He can make his own record without having a fleet of computer operators…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcdonald/beck-is-obviously-a-consummate-musician-he-plays-instruments-many/)

[Michael McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcdonald/)

> [I'd say that Ray Charles is definitely the biggest influence on my singing. Also Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcdonald/i-d-say-that-ray-charles-is-definitely-the-biggest-influence-on-my/)

[Michael McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcdonald/)

> [Since the '60s, we've lived so much in an age of quick fixes that the culture itself has become a quick fix.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcdonald/since-the-60s-we-ve-lived-so-much-in-an-age-of-quick-fixes-that-the/)

[Michael McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcdonald/)

> [Hey, I'd love to have a hit single, but if that doesn't happen, I'm not going to complain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcdonald/hey-i-d-love-to-have-a-hit-single-but-if-that-doesn-t-happen-i-m-not/)

[Michael McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcdonald/)

> [I truly cherish the time and experience with friends that I have been making music with for so many years, even decades now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcdonald/i-truly-cherish-the-time-and-experience-with-friends-that-i-have-been/)

[Michael McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcdonald/)

> [While making any record, you look for the opportunity to bring someone who will help generate something special in the music environments you create.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcdonald/while-making-any-record-you-look-for-the-opportunity-to-bring-someone/)

[Michael McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcdonald/)

> [I do love the Nat King Cole stuff, the classic Christmas records. There's something about putting those records on and hearing his voice at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcdonald/i-do-love-the-nat-king-cole-stuff-the-classic-christmas-records-there/)

[Michael McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcdonald/)

> [I've always written short stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcdonald/i-ve-always-written-short-stories/)

[Michael McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcdonald/)

> [I've always felt like the Forrest Gump of the music business. I've been fortunate to work with a lot of great people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcdonald/i-ve-always-felt-like-the-forrest-gump-of-the-music-business-i-ve/)

[Michael McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcdonald/)

> [Rap is like any other genre: There are the people who are very creative with it and do remarkable things... and then there's that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcdonald/rap-is-like-any-other-genre-there-are-the-people-who-are-very/)

[Michael McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcdonald/)

> [I wish I wrote songs like Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, Don Henley, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, so many of the songwriters I admire. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcdonald/i-wish-i-wrote-songs-like-donald-fagen-walter-becker-don-henley/)

[Michael McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcdonald/)

> [Most of my life is taken up with family. It takes me awhile to get a record together that I feel is worthy of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcdonald/most-of-my-life-is-taken-up-with-family-it-takes-me-awhile-to-get-a/)

[Michael McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcdonald/)

> ['Livin' on the Fault Line' was kind of a commercial disappointment for us, although it seemed to have a certain buzz with the smaller…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcdonald/livin-on-the-fault-line-was-kind-of-a-commercial-disappointment-for/)

[Michael McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcdonald/)

> [We try to promote the Christmas season and remind people that it is a season of peace. That's what the season's real meaning is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcdonald/we-try-to-promote-the-christmas-season-and-remind-people-that-it-is-a/)

[Michael McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcdonald/)

> [My wife is, by and large, the best thing that ever happened to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcdonald/my-wife-is-by-and-large-the-best-thing-that-ever-happened-to-me/)

[Michael McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcdonald/)

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