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One of my all-time favorite Christmas songs, I have to admit, was the Chipmunks' 'Christmas Song.' I remember playing that song over and over. Michael McDonald

Christmas Song Remember Favorite Admit All-Time Songs Over Playing

The 'Motown' detour for me was almost like it wasn't work. It was more fun than work, and that's all it takes for me to not be very responsible to other things I should have been paying attention to. Michael McDonald

Work Me Other Responsible More Detour Takes Almost Attention Like Been Motown Very Than Should Paying Fun Things

I've come to learn that music speaks for itself. Michael McDonald

Music Come Learn Itself Speaks

Hey, I'd love to have a hit single, but if that doesn't happen, I'm not going to complain. Michael McDonald

Love Single Complain Hey Hit Going Happen

I think, as musicians, that's really all we want is to keep working. We want to have a reason to be, and we want to play for as many people in this span of life that we're allowed as we possibly can, and in as many places as we possibly can. Michael McDonald

Life Musicians People Think Possibly Allowed Want Span Places Really Working Reason Many Keep Play

I think when you're not prepared for something, success can be as crippling a thing as failure to people. I think it touches whatever insecurities you have, that you may not be as in touch with you as you should be or whatever. Michael McDonald

Success Failure You People Whatever Think Crippling Insecurities Touch Something May Should Prepared Thing

Probably some of the most miserable years of my life were grappling with some definition of what success was. Michael McDonald

Life Success My Life Miserable Definition Some Most Were Years Grappling

I tell my son, when your music becomes less relevant, your pathetic comic value might be of some use. So you've got to go with it, you know. Michael McDonald

Music You Son Value Relevant Tell Some Know Becomes Comic Got Go Pathetic Might Use Your Less

My wife is, by and large, the best thing that ever happened to me. Michael McDonald

Best Me Wife Happened Large Ever Thing

Laziness can be virtuous in the right setting, I guess. Michael McDonald

Laziness Setting Guess Virtuous Right

I know that things change and markets change. Those are the realities of the business. Michael McDonald

Business Change Markets Those Know Realities Things

Whenever I sing blues from the '50s or the kind of blues that you might have heard Eric Clapton or Duane Allman emulate, I often feel the similarity of some of the ragtime stuff I sang early on. A lot of the phrasing and the harmonization is the same. Michael McDonald

I like to celebrate the holiday season - not so much in a religious way, per se, but in a unifying way. Michael McDonald

Celebrate Holiday Season Way Religious Per Like Holiday Much Unifying Season

I do love the Nat King Cole stuff, the classic Christmas records. There's something about putting those records on and hearing his voice at Christmastime that brings back a lot of great memories of growing up. Michael McDonald

Love Christmas Great Memories King Back Those Classic Great Memories About Something Voice Records Putting Stuff Nat King Cole His Hearing Lot Up Growing Growing Up Brings

I've always had a dream that I might write a Christmas song that might resonate with people during the holidays. Michael McDonald

Christmas People Song Resonate Dream Write Had Always Holidays Might

I remember one of my favorite all-time records was by Edwin Starr: 'Stop Her on Sight.' Michael McDonald

Remember Sight Favorite All-Time Records Stop Her

I think every ounce of pain in just living always ends up being the best thing that happened to me. It's always a growth period. I learn at the speed of pain. Michael McDonald

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