Michael McDonald

I love Coldplay.

— Michael McDonald

I've come to learn that music speaks for itself.

— Michael McDonald

The Stax/Volt stuff is really what I grew up on.

— Michael McDonald

Working with Thundercat was really a thrill.

— Michael McDonald

Aretha Franklin is and will always be a national treasure.

— Michael McDonald

Laziness can be virtuous in the right setting, I guess.

— Michael McDonald

I've always written short stories.

— Michael McDonald

I played so many clubs growing up, and back in that period, in the '60s, we'd play, like, four, five sets a…

— Michael McDonald

I could never be grateful enough to the Doobies for the opportunities the organization gave me over the years.

— Michael McDonald

I write about humility, because it's something I hope I one day actually possess.

— Michael McDonald

I enjoy it immensely, but I'm not comfortable on stage as a person.

— Michael McDonald

I suppose I hit my lowest point in the early to mid-80s, which is when things really spun out of control for…

— Michael McDonald

I've always had a dream that I might write a Christmas song that might resonate with people during the holidays.

— Michael McDonald

Honestly, I've never thought of myself as a mover and shaker of songwriting.

— Michael McDonald

I went to Catholic grade school, so we sang a lot of religious songs: 'O Holy Night,' 'Silent Night.'

— Michael McDonald

There have been albums I've recorded in the past that have had success, and then there have been ones I've had extreme…

— Michael McDonald

My friendship with The Doobie Brothers never really changed. We're all still good friends, and I really admire those guys a lot.

— Michael McDonald

I'm a big country fan. I remember, as a kid, when Ray Charles did the 'Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music'…

— Michael McDonald

Warner Bros. was a great label to be affiliated with. It's the best label out there, and the fact that I was…

— Michael McDonald

The 'Motown' detour for me was almost like it wasn't work. It was more fun than work, and that's all it takes…

— Michael McDonald

No matter what anyone else thinks, if someone appreciates what you do, whether it's 10 people or a million people, it's all…

— Michael McDonald

I think when you're not prepared for something, success can be as crippling a thing as failure to people. I think it…

— Michael McDonald

I wish I wrote songs like Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, Don Henley, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, so many of the songwriters I…

— Michael McDonald

When I first heard Thundercat's stuff, I thought, 'Man, this is so original.' A lot of his ballads, to me, had such…

— Michael McDonald

I love to write songs, but they don't come easy to me - I spend a lot of time writing really dumb…

— Michael McDonald

I use Facebook, but I find that I'm... if I put up a picture of my dog there or a sunset or…

— Michael McDonald

I love writing Christmas music. It's some of the easiest songs to write... You draw from your own memories - it's kind…

— Michael McDonald

There were certain Ray Charles albums and a couple of early Marvin Gaye records that I used to listen to with a…

— Michael McDonald

Rap is like any other genre: There are the people who are very creative with it and do remarkable things... and then…

— Michael McDonald

I was attracted to black music for the same reason that I loved those old Irish ballads. Both were social statements of…

— Michael McDonald

Where I grew up in St. Louis, Saturday was country music day on television. We'd watch the Bill Anderson show, the Willie…

— Michael McDonald

I've always been an artist that has had a problem with genres, staying in the box, and being told what I had…

— 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.

— Michael McDonald

I've been set up with a Twitter account, and I just never use it.

— Michael McDonald

I just don't think many people would have crossed the street to hear me doing a hip hop-influenced album!

— Michael McDonald

I'm not the kind of artist who can just gear myself to a particular radio format without looking like a fashion victim.

— Michael McDonald

We've reached a point where people don't even know how to look for anything fundamentally important anymore.

— Michael McDonald

In one way or another, all my songs are about the necessity for trust.

— Michael McDonald

My wife is, by and large, the best thing that ever happened to me.

— 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.

— Michael McDonald