The band Glenn Frey hailed as the bravest songwriters: “We were always quite amazed”
Too cool for school.
Steely Dan Archives: 02/2026
The Steely Dan song that left Michael McDonald completely defeated: “I wasn’t able to do it”
“I smoked way too much at that point.”
Steely Dan’s impossible song: “It’s very existence is a contradiction”
Beyond any guitarist’s capabilities.
The band Linda Ronstadt could never match: “They’re much better than me”
Well ahead of everyone else.
The jazz musicians who shaped Walter Becker and infused Steely Dan
The jazz artists that moulded ‘The Dan’.