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What a Fool Believes A Memoir

Michael McDonald

* INSTANT Doobie Brothers. Steely Dan. Chart topping soloist. Across a half-century of American music, Michael McDonald’s unmistakably smooth baritone voice defined an era of classic rock and R&B with hit records like “What A Fool Believes,” “Takin’ It to the Streets,” “I Keep Forgettin’,” “Peg,” “...

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Fresh Air

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Fresh Air

The memoir chronicled McDonald's life and career, was cowritten with comedian Paul Reiser, and was highlighted as a new paperback/hardcover release.

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As we learn in a new memoir, Michael McDonald's entire career has been somewhat of a musical nod to both the past and the future.

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Episode: Michael McDonald

The memoir chronicled McDonald's life and career, was cowritten with comedian Paul Reiser, and was highlighted as a new paperback/hardcover release.

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As we learn in a new memoir, Michael McDonald's entire career has been somewhat of a musical nod to both the past and the future.

The name of his memoir is titled What a Fool Believes, named after the Doobie Brothers' 1979 Grammywinning song.

He's written a new memoir titled What a Fool Believes, cowritten by comedian and author Paul Reiser.

Something you said in your book that I thought was really interesting is that initially, or maybe for a time, you were not aware that the song versions that you were hearing, like of your favorite songs, had been covers by Black artists from previous generations.

Michael McDonald's new memoir is What a Fool Believes.

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