We don't think of ourselves as being perfectionists, really. To us it's more about desperately trying to have it sound more or less OK.

When you get a groove going, time flies.

I have a critical nature, in the sense that when I look at something I often look for the flaws.

We don't think of ourselves as being perfectionists, really. To us it's more about desperately trying to have it sound more or less OK.

As jazz fans, it was amusing for us to play jazz harmonies on these big, ugly electric guitars.

I think of Steely Dan as being of its time, and it may be inseparable from its time.

What do you do with what you're given, and how do you transform it into something worthwhile?