All Donald Fagen Quotes
- 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… Behind
- 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. Design
- 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… All
- I have a critical nature, in the sense that when I look at something I often look for the flaws. Critical
- I like it when songs develop in some way. Four minutes usually isn't enough time for something to develop musically. Develop
- People are usually afraid to say what's on their mind. Afraid
- What do you do with what you're given, and how do you transform it into something worthwhile? Given
- 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… Earlier
- I've never been comfortable as a lead performer, and I never wanted to be a singer, particularly. Been
- Anthemic rock music is inherently fascist - anything intended to move huge masses of people is politically offensive to me. Anthemic
- My style is a little quirky. I can't play as fast as most professional jazz players. Fast
- 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… Ago
- Randy Newman seemed like an even worse singer than me. I liked Ray Charles, Levi Stubbs, Jack Jones, Joe Tex, Wilson Pickett. Charles
- When you get a groove going, time flies. Flies
- Popularity has everything to do with business and nothing to do with music. Business
- I had trouble distinguishing art from life. I don't now, and I feel much better! Art
- We're not getting any younger. Any