I’ve been on a big Donald Fagen/Steely Dan tip over the last year and a bit and I found a couple of videos that encapsulate the Man of Zero Chill.
The first video is Donald’s opinions on Whiplash. The ending is perfect:
Donald Fagen on "whiplash"
And then there’s this Rolling Stone article with the glorious title ‘Donald Fagen on Life in Quarantine: Drinking Bleach and Jazz Records‘:
What are you doing with your unexpected time at home?
I’m hangin’ tight in the Apple, baby, gargling Clorox under a sunlamp.What music do you turn to in times of crisis for solace and comfort and why?
Bird and Diz, son, because the rebop is so mega-sweet and I don’t want to be no L-7.
Catch you on the Nightfly!