Michael McDonald and Paul Reiser | Broken Record
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- Опубліковано 3 чер 2024
- Michael McDonald’s husky baritone is one of the most instantly recognizable voices from the ‘70s and ‘80s. As a member of The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan, and a hitmaking solo artist, Michael McDonald’s career is one for the books.
Enter Paul Reiser-the comedic actor and writer behind New York Times best-selling books, popular movies and TV shows. Before the start of the pandemic, Paul met Mike McDonald at a party and the two became fast friends. Listening to Michael’s incredible stories, Paul found himself trying to piece together the arc of Michael’s career. They began recording their conversations and soon they had over 600 pages of stories that they eventually turned into the memoir, What A Fool Believes. The book chronicles the highs and lows of Michael’s career, his struggles with addiction, and his lifelong insecurities.
On today’s episode Justin Richmond talks to Michael McDonald and Paul Reiser about their unlikely working relationship. Michael also talks about why his proposed Quincy Jones-produced solo album never materialized. And he remembers the time one of his childhood heroes-Ray Charles-chewed him out while wearing a bathrobe.
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For generations of music lovers, the liner notes on albums were a central part of the way music was heard. You bought an album and it came with an accompanying narrative: a digression, an aside, a backstory-maybe even an invented history. We intuitively understood that great music required not just listening but conversation between the artist and the audience and the audience and the rest of the world.
Broken Record is a podcast that restarts those conversations-in a world without liner notes-for a new audience of music lovers.
Broken Record is hosted by Justin Richmond with interviews by producer Rick Rubin, writer Malcolm Gladwell, and former New York Times editor Bruce Headlam.
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Great interview here.. these two were definitely meant to cross paths and create together. Michael is one of the most important session musicians to break through and rise into solo stardom that is so well deserved for his unique style and inspiration! Fun combo with these two.. 😂
This was much needed! Thanks 😊
Thank you, Justin (and Paul!) guiding an interesting conversation. You actually got him to cover new anecdotes and more industry detail, including things not in the book. Most of Mike's interviews have retread the same ground without getting into the more recent, "inside baseball" about industry experiences, especially post-Doobie collaborations. I'm not a musician, but am genuinely interested in hearing more about his songwriting process, production, and live performance approaches. I have always wondered why he wasn't on We Are the World, considering who was in that session. I finally have an answer!
I really enjoyed this interview, thank you so much. I am a huge fan of Michael Mcdonald, he and Paul get along so well together. I love seeing them interact.
Marvelous interview. Just downloaded the book!
Whoah, Tobias Funkë: that was an unfortunate phrasing about Ray Charles in the bathrobe 😂😬
I was wondering when these two were getting back together
Mike was in Steely Dan??
He did session bkgd vocals on a few albums.
Yes. He hired Jeff Porcaro for a New Years Eve gig, so later on Porcaro recommended Mike to Steely Dan when they started looking for a backup keyboard player and vocalist. Mike toured as a member Steely Dan for about 1.5 years, until Donald and Walter decided to change Steely Dan to a studio-only artist, and fired the live band which included Mike. Then they hired Mike for studio sessions. Anyway, you can find several great 1974 Steely Dan concert recordings on YT that include Mike.
Great examples = Peg and Bad Sneakers. 🎉😊
Mike played in the original touring band for SD, and also sang on the records.