Walter Becker

Musician

1950-02-20

Books by Walter Becker

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If there's a strange way to do something, I would certainly like to know about it. I feel that I owe that to my public.
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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.
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We try to write things that work on a variety of levels at the same time: A sleek exterior with a turbulent lyric.
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Some places you play in America, it's like 'On the Waterfront.'
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My primary influences were the best jazz players from the 50's and 60's and later some of the pop people from the same time period along with the better of the well known blues musicians.
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