Q: which would you say is the steely dan album that influenced you the most?
A: i have only been influenced negatively by albums. no matter how many great songs might be on an album, being presented with 12 new songs at exactly the same time somehow puts every song in a fatiguing context. as much as i want to believe, i've never seen it work. where as, singles, just hearing 1 song at a very special time in a very special place, .... makes every song seem magic.