The band Joni Mitchell and Aimee Mann agreed were “the American Beatles”
Bold claim.
Steely Dan
The Steely Dan lyric Donald Fagen thought nobody understood: “Take the lyrics more literally”
Just a silly love song…with a twist.
The album that sent Donald Fagen into a depression: “I didn’t like what I was doing”
Fagen’s breaking point
The jazz albums Donald Fagen wanted to avoid: “I was so snobby”
“I didn’t like funky jazz that much.”
The album Steely Dan were never satisfied with: “Could be blamed on mechanical failure”
Getting wrecked in the mixing stages.
David Crosby’s life was saved by a Steely Dan masterpiece: “It’s what kept me alive”
“Aja and Gaucho are in my top ten records.”
The one band David Crosby said was out of everyone’s league: “Nobody’s topped it”
Well beyond the confines of pop.