Enough Quote by Donald Fagen

I had trouble distinguishing art from life. I don't now, and I feel much better!

— Donald Fagen

Melodies can be good depending on the context. You can have a simple melody, and if the harmony behind it is interesting, it can…

— Donald Fagen

My style is a little quirky. I can't play as fast as most professional jazz players.

— Donald Fagen

Now why the hell would I want to increase the volume of my ejaculation ? They can already hear me in the apartment next door.

— Donald Fagen

Randy Newman seemed like an even worse singer than me. I liked Ray Charles, Levi Stubbs, Jack Jones, Joe Tex, Wilson Pickett.

— Donald Fagen

Popularity has everything to do with business and nothing to do with music.

— Donald Fagen

As jazz fans, it was amusing for us to play jazz harmonies on these big, ugly electric guitars.

— Donald Fagen

It's great to know that our old stuff still sounds good to our fans, just as it's wonderful to think that we've turned a…

— Donald Fagen

What do you do with what you're given, and how do you transform it into something worthwhile?

— Donald Fagen

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.

— Donald Fagen

What a beautiful world this will be What a glorious time to be free

— Donald Fagen

“I started going to jazz clubs in New York when I was twelve or thirteen, first with my older cousins Mike and Jack, and…

— Donald Fagen