42 Quotes by Donald Fagen

When you get a groove going, time flies.

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 is to play records and slow them down to figure out the notes. At first I tried to imitate Red Garland, who was my favorite jazz pianist.

Anthemic rock music is inherently fascist - anything intended to move huge masses of people is politically offensive to me.

I have a critical nature, in the sense that when I look at something I often look for the flaws.

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

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

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

People are usually afraid to say what's on their mind.

I like it when songs develop in some way. Four minutes usually isn't enough time for something to develop musically.