Donald Fagen

Anthemic rock music is inherently fascist - anything intended to move huge masses of people is politically offensive to me.

Popularity has everything to do with business and nothing to do with music.

I have a critical nature, in the sense that when I look at something I often look for the flaws.

With Schubert, a lot of the melodies are very simple, but he's in this groove. He's in touch with his heart.

People say, 'Where do you live?' and I say that theoretically, I live in London, but basically that's just where I go to change my suitcase. Otherwise, I'm always flying somewhere.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.