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 few people on to jazz over the years.
More Quotes from Donald Fagen:
We're not getting any younger.Donald Fagen
I had trouble distinguishing art from life. I don't now, and I feel much better!
Donald Fagen
I'm starting to get older, and began to think about mortality a little more. My mother died in 2003 and that was a big shock. When your parents start to die off, that's going to be a revelation. So for me, this album - although it might sound quite cheery - is really talking about death.
Donald Fagen
September 11, on a global scale, and my mother dying, on a personal level, were the two major things that got me thinking about all of this.
Donald Fagen
That was one of the elements. Just getting older and also I'm a New Yorker, so 9-11 on a broader level had something to do with it. I work as I go so I have a file of things that go back a few years and I think probably the last Steely Dan album, (2003's) Everything Must Go, had some things on this theme, too. But this is on a more personal level.
Donald Fagen
I like it when songs develop in some way. Four minutes usually isn't enough time for something to develop musically.
Donald Fagen
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