Donald Fagen Quotes
I took some lessons as a kid but trained myself by ear. I did it the way jazz musicians used to learn years ago, which is to play records and slow them down to figure out the notes. At first I tried to imitate Red Garland, who was my favorite jazz pianist.
Donald Fagen
Steely Dan
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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C. S. Lewis
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Eberhard Weber
She too was standing in the lamp’s raw light. Her cheeks looked hollow, her lips too red, too bold.
Gabrielle Roy
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La'Porsha Renae
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Darrell Lance Abbott
I took some lessons as a kid but trained myself by ear. I did it the way jazz musicians used to learn years ago, which is to play records and slow them down to figure out the notes. At first I tried to imitate Red Garland, who was my favorite jazz pianist.
Donald Fagen
Steely Dan
