{"id":806955,"date":"2020-04-30T10:12:39","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T16:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=991723"},"modified":"2020-04-30T10:12:39","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T16:12:39","slug":"donald-fagen-is-keeping-his-sense-of-humor-in-isolation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/donald-fagen-is-keeping-his-sense-of-humor-in-isolation\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Fagen is Keeping His Sense of Humor in Isolation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As the world fights a pandemic, we\u2019ve been reaching out to some of our favorite artists to get their takes on these unprecedented times. Steely Dan<\/a>\u2019s Donald Fagen<\/a> responded to a few quarantine questions<\/a> via email (printed exactly as-is, per his request) in his characteristically sardonic manner, saluting his heroes Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, and nodding to the incredibly dangerous presidential suggestion that injecting disinfectants<\/a> like bleach or isopropyl alcohol into the human body could somehow help fight COVID-19.<\/p>\n

In the three years since the death of Steely Dan co-founder Walter Becker, Fagen has continued to tour regularly with the group. Last year, the band staged residencies in several cities<\/a> where they played a different classic album in full each night. As of now, Steely Dan is set to embark on a 23-date North American tour with Steve Winwood<\/a> this summer, though that run could still be postponed or canceled in light of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

What are you doing with your unexpected time at home?<\/strong>
I\u2019m hangin\u2019 tight in the Apple, baby, gargling Clorox under a sunlamp.<\/p>\n

What music do you turn to in times of crisis for solace and comfort and why?<\/strong>
Bird and Diz, son, because the rebop is so mega-sweet and I don\u2019t want to be no L-7.<\/p>\n

Anything else you want to say to your fans right now?<\/strong>
Yow! It\u2019s the Nightfly here with a shout-out to all the finger-poppin\u2019 cats and kittys! What can I say? The Prez has a loose wig and it\u2019s tragic. So dig the docs and hunker down in your hidey-holes until they say it\u2019s cool to hit the downbeat. Check out some sounds! Stretch out your frame, and like that. Later, gate, \u2018cause I gotta go!<\/p>\n

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