I don't think that the Grammys are in any way a just way of grading music. — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
Given a choice between Charlie Mingus and Eric Dolphy or Joe Strummer and Lou Reed, there was no choice. I like Reed… — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
I'm a self-taught musician aside from what I've been able to pick up from other players. — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
It seemed like the more complex the music we were playing, the less able we were to guarantee its consistency. — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
We've been allowed to operate unmolested on the fringes of the music scene, really. That's where we enjoy it most. — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
I spent a couple of years not doing any music or anything, just here in Hawaii trying to get healthy and adjust… — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
I always look for the weirdest note to land on. I felt that that was the least I could do for the… — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
My primary influences were the best jazz players from the 50's and 60's and later some of the pop people from the… — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
The perfect day for me is waking up and having a cup of tea with my kids before I drive them to… — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
I learned music from a book on piano theory. I was only interested in knowing about chords. From that, and from the… — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
It was the 'Gaucho' album that finished us off. We had pursued an idea beyond the point where it was practical. That… — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
The more of what our music does violates the premise of its format that it's presented in, the better. So, hearing our… — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
It's interesting how some songs really lend themselves to performance in a big public venue and performance by a band and so… — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
With 'Aja,' there was a sort of happy conjunction between our tastes and the backgrounds and styles of studio musicians at the… — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
What gets people into trouble with records now is that they want to build something up without substantial musical ideas. Without that… — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
If it feels like we're re-creating something rather than creating something, we don't do it. — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
There's a great freedom in writing by yourself. You can write anything you want. — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
You have a kid, and it's like, 'He's gotta go to college! Gotta have some clothes!' — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
'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 Copy Share Image
It seemed like the more complex the music we were playing, the less able we were to guarantee its consistency. — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
