Walter Becker's Death

The guitarist Walter Becker died at the age of 67. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

American guitarist, singer, and producer who was a founding member of the rock band Steely Dan. He has also worked as a music producer.

He was born and raised in Queens.

Quotes

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We are constantly competing with the monsters from the id.

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There was a film called ‘FM,’ and we were asked to do the title song. And I said, ‘Does it have to have any specific words?’ And they said, ‘No, it just has to be about FM radio.’ It took a day or two to write.

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Rock music is being systematically merged with fashion.

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I think what television and video games do is reminiscent of drug addiction. There’s a measure of reinforcement and a behavioural loop.

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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.