04347cam a2200445 i 4500 1336249997 TxAuBib 20240624120000.0 230830s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780063357563 hardcover $32.00 0063357569 hardcover $32.00 (OCoLC)1395422413 TxAuBib rda McDonald, Michael, 1952-, author. What a fool believes [Book] : a memoir / Michael McDonald with Paul Reiser. First edition. New York, NY : Dey Street Books, an imprint of William Morrow, [2024] ©2024. x, 325 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Includes discography. Love is a many-splendored thing -- My parents, Ray Charles, and Dr. Bilskey -- God, girls, and guitars -- Thank you, but that won't be necessary -- New threads and New York City -- High school and marijuana (and not necessarily in that order) -- LA calls -- California dreams and a couple of nightmares -- One hit shy of a one-hit wonder -- What could possibly go wrong? -- Steely Dan and the (almost) murder of Aunt Mame -- The Dan's European adventures -- Michael and Walter's not-so-great adventure -- Meet the Doobies -- Doobie or not doobie, that is the question -- Livin' on the (It's not my) fault line -- Minute by minute -- Don't stop to watch the wheels come off -- Amy -- If that's what it takes -- Our love -- Soundtracks, duets, and pigeons -- The million-dollar question -- In the blink of an eye -- Orientation day -- Nashville -- Tears to come -- As luck would have it -- Takin' motown to the streets -- Through the many winters -- Doobie continued -- How do we land this thing? "Chart topping soloist. Across a half-century of American music, Michael McDonald's unmistakably smooth baritone voice defined an era of rock and RB with hit records like "What A Fool Believes," "Takin' It to the Streets," "I Keep Forgettin'," "Peg," "It Keeps You Running," "You Belong to Me," and "Yah Mo B There." In his candid, freewheeling memoir, written with his friend, the Emmy Award-nominated actor and comedian Paul Reiser, Michael tells the story of his life and music. A high school dropout from Ferguson, Missouri, Michael chased his dreams in 1970's California, a heady moment of rock opportunity and excess. As a rising session musician and backing vocalist, a series of encounters would send him on a wild ride around the world and to the heights of rock stardom--from joining Steely Dan and becoming a defining member of The Doobie Brothers to forging a path as a breakout solo RB artist. Interwoven with the unforgettable tales of the music, Michael tells a deeply affecting story of losing and finding himself as a man. He reckons with the unshakeable insecurities that drove him, the drug and alcohol addictions that plagued him, and the highs and lows of popularity. Along the way he relays the lessons he's learned, and that if he's learned anything at all it's that there's often little correlation between what you get and what you deserve. Filled with unbelievable stories and a matchless cast of music greats including James Taylor, Ray Charles, Carly Simon, and Quincy Jones, What a Fool Believes is a moving and entertaining memoir that is sure to be a classic"--Provided by publisher. 20240624. McDonald, Michael 1952- Doobie Brothers. Steely Dan (Musical group.) Rock musicians United States Biography. Autobiographies (literary works.) Autobiographies. Reiser, Paul, author. RV8