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Walter Becker Quotes

American - Musician | February 20, 1950 - September 3, 2017

It wouldn't bother me at all not to play on my own album.

Me Play My Own Own Bother Album

It was the 'Gaucho' album that finished us off. We had pursued an idea beyond the point where it was practical. That album took about two years, and we were working on it all of that time - all these endless tracking sessions involving different musicians. It took forever, and it was a very painful process.

Time Process Musicians Beyond Two

I spent a couple of years not doing any music or anything, just here in Hawaii trying to get healthy and adjust to the new regimen I was setting up for myself.

Music Myself Doing Trying Hawaii Up

The perfect day for me is waking up and having a cup of tea with my kids before I drive them to school; Then, I go into the studio and try and write some music for three or four hours and give up about noon.

Music Day School Tea Me Drive

With 'Aja,' there was a sort of happy conjunction between our tastes and the backgrounds and styles of studio musicians at the time.

Time Happy Musicians Between Studio

Most of our songs are about relationships.

Relationships Songs Most Our About

There's a great freedom in writing by yourself. You can write anything you want.

Freedom Great Yourself Writing You

There was a time in my life when one aspect of my lifestyle called for watching a lot of television.

Life Time My Life Television Aspect

When the first album came out and I heard 'Do It Again' on the radio, that was the greatest thing that had ever happened. After that, it was all downhill.

First Radio Out Greatest Happened

Our career had a sort of funny shape.

Funny Career Shape Our Sort Had

If it feels like we're re-creating something rather than creating something, we don't do it.

Creating Something Like Rather Than

ABC had all these schlocky, bubblegum acts, and we had to come up with suitable material for them. In which we were amazingly unsuccessful.

Up Come Unsuccessful Material ABC

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