120 Quotes by Michael McDonald

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

I use Facebook, but I find that I'm... if I put up a picture of my dog there or a sunset or something, I get a million hits. If I mention anything to do with my career, three people respond. And/or if I say anything political, I have to duck afterwards. I try to be selective.

My first rock band was called Mike and the Majestics. I was about twelve, and my older sister Kathy was the manager. There were three of us: me and a friend on guitars and a drummer. We were young, but we played for a lot of fraternity parties, plugging both guitars and a microphone into one little amplifier.

I hope to capture the public's imagination, but I can't live in the anxiety of that.

I truly cherish the time and experience with friends that I have been making music with for so many years, even decades now.

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

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

For me, a lot of my fondest memories of being in the music business were being in the studio with The Doobs and being part of that organization and being a part of that music.

I felt a real kinship with Steve Bruner. He's one of those guys that is so prolific that he has a hard time keeping up with himself. I'm the opposite and move at a glacial place.