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What a brilliant conversation. Hearing Donald so relaxed and open was amazing.

I watched an old French film years ago & the lady of the film said 'Whatever you do, do it brilliantly' - Michael reminds me of that, a thing I sometimes forget. 👍😊

Good conversation - I've read the Brain on Music book & will have to dig out the one mentioned. 👍😊

So refreshing - hooked since Can't Buy A Thrill! 👍😊

Awesome interview! Love hearing a bad ass like Fagan really speak his mind. Excellent! 😎

... Anyone else thought, from the foto shot, that this was gonna be a Ray Charles thing-? A funky thing sbout that, Don mentioned his name, just as i was writing it-!!! ...

Such an enjoyable interview. I love DF. He and Levon are why I chose to move to Woodstock 20 yrs ago. Thank you!

Johnny, YOU ARE BRILLIANT the penetration was nothing short of Beatlesque, even our college professors were talking Jerky. I’m very proud of ya

I'm his biggest listener, and I was happy to find this podcast.

Probably be in the minority here, but.... Sunken Condos is maybe the best album I've ever heard. I'm a hardcore SD fan, and also a fan of Donald's solo work. But Sunken Condos strikes me as the culmination of what the SD crowd was "up to."

when is the Bilal episode

This is an incredible interview. Thank you, Leo, for being so willing to interject only when needed. What Donald says about life now, how satire is impotent in the face of a culture that is so beside itself, is incredibly wise. We really have the lost the script.

Bebop is so sweet. Amen, Donald.

Leo Sidran did a great job interviewing him. Very skilled, in letting him talk and asking a brief question in the absolute perfect places. He makes it look easy but he restraint must come from tremendous knowledge and experience.

Totally agree with him about Whiplash and LaLa Land. Did not hear the Fred Armison thing but I would dislike anyone who made derogatory comments about jazz. I really relate to pretty much all Donald’s opinions about music that he expresses here. I also hate scat singing.

Totally agree with him about Whiplash and LaLa Land. Did not hear the Fred Armison thing but I would dislike anyone who made derogatory comments about jazz. I really relate to pretty much all Donald’s opinions about music that he expresses here.

Another great interview! Thanks Leo!

I had to turn it off. I respected Paul Schaffer before that! I'm looking forward to hearing this one. Thanks for posting!

Amazing guy, amazing interview. Thank you.

I think everyone who went to the Ron Grant open mic at the village underground on Sunday nights misses it. It was an exciting time to be alive.

This was a great interview.

Amazing interview. Cole is so inspirational.

DF is a national treasure. His contribution to music will be talked about for generations into the future.

MALAMENTE BY ROSALÍA writter and producer by ROSALÍA too!

My musical sense of all things sound changed forever when I first heard "Do It Again" on an AM car radio. After that it just got better & better & better.

Thank you Rick for this interview. Please keep going. We are enjoying your musicianship and knowledge.

First off, fan of the podcast. Second, I am having a flashback of being present at Mr. P's (?) in Madison early 90s? and seeing you as a youngster behind the drum set with Richard Davis for his birthday (and a guitar player who I cannot recall). I don't have comment here other than it was a great experience personally, and what I remember most is the greeting at the door (old school sliding opening and a big dude saying "what do you want?" "Um we're here for the Richard Davis birthday?") and looking over at the bar and seeing your dad with a huge smile on his face.

CTI Records was awesome!!!!!!

Thank you so much for this, James is a gift to the music. Was honored to have him Mix my first record as well, so enlightening as I dive into mixing now too. Thanks Leo

Donald is the bomb. Fred armisen sucks

The best part of this is knowing The Steve Miller Band was doing Sol Rosenberg imitations.

This man is amazing i love his voice ❤ truely talented the # 1 band to me his music is so beautiful thank you Donald fagan ❤

Best, most relaxed and revealing interview I’ve ever heard with The Don, thank you.

thrift store vibe….its an amazing thing

Tim Dillion is the best

I was a little surprised when he spoke about hating Nixon. It was LBJ who dragged us into the Vietnam War, it was Nixon who got us out. The Watergate thing was nothing. It was the democrats making a mountain out of a molehill. And today, the democrats are still dragging us into one war after the other. Eisenhower warned us if the Military-Industrial Complex. Steely Dan will always be my favorite assemblage of musicians. Especially Gaucho and Aja. Their best music came with studio musicians and Donald’s vocals.

This is one of the top 10 interviews about music, and jazz,,, Leo is the best! Gil is the best!

You definitely get the hairy eye from folks if you call Oakland/Berkeley "San Francisco." Made that mistake on a full-day job interview. Didn't get the job.

Fabulous!!! Great, great stuff.

AMAZING interview

WALK THE DOGG ❓️👍👀

What a great interview, Leo the GOAT!

Great interview with the interviewer not interrupting the artist too much.

I have never played D7 for 8 minutes and made people feel good. I crave that. I learned so much today. So many tasty tidbits for a new rhythm master like myself to take in. Ella is awesome! She’s my new guitar hero! ❤

Wow! How did i just now discover this channel. Wonderful work, Leo.

Truly spectacular Leo. Without a doubt the best interview with Donald hands down. Loved every moment. Congrats man, very very cool 😎

I think it would break Fred Armesian and the director of Whiplash's heart to hear this hahahah

For now, just gonna be sharing the word. But, maaaan, I'll be sharing insistently! (😂).

Love this!!

The way Donald leans back and sings is quite like Ray Charles.