Editor’s Note: From 1987 through 1994, diehard Steely Dan fans turned to a small fanzine called Metal Leg for information about Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. Published first by England’s Brian Sweet (who went on to write the unofficial band biography Steely Dan: Reelin’ In The Years) and later by New Yorkers Pete Fogel and […]
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Donald Fagen: A Nightfly Up Against The Wall
Richard Cook meets the urbane spokesman of cool, Donald Fagen, who, for 14 years, partnered Walter Becker in Steely Dan. A celebrated eccentric, Fagen is now experiencing international success with his own solo career and the LP, The Nightfly. Originally published on January 22, 1983 By Richard Cook New Musical Express In person, it seems like […]
Donald Fagen Revisits an Era of Innocence
By Fred Schruers Musician “Lack of Irony,” says Donald Fagen with a wry grin, “is not exactly my specialty.” It’s an odd apology – more like a boast – from the man who shared status with his Steely Dan partner, Walter Becker, as a mandarin of pop irony. But he’s simply trying to explain that […]
Steely Dan interview
Those consummate troublemakers, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, are finally cornered, producing dangerously controversial observations on film, literature, Free Jazz, touring and the music of Steely Dan, undermining nearly every tenet of the music industry. Originally published on March 1, 1981 By David Breskin Musician Magazine Three years, two hundred out-takes, a few mistakenly erased […]
Interview with Robert Klein
“If you’re looking for the 1980-81 Steely Dan tour, this is it. It was three-quarters of a mile long and they had one roadie — the cab driver that brought them here. ” Robert Klein is warming up his audience of less than 200 invited guests in an RCA recording studio on West 44th. Klein […]
