A remarkable Memoir from the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Grammy Award-winning, platinum selling icon of blue-eyed soul Michael McDonald, written with the Emmy Award-nominated actor, comedian, and #1 New York Times bestselling author Paul Reiser.
Filled with unbelievable stories and an incredible cast of characters--from Ray Charles, Carly Simon, and Kenny Logins to Quincy Jones, Randy Newman, and James Taylor-- What a Fool Believes is a moving and entertaining Memoir that is sure to be a classic..
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.
Michael reckons with the unshakeable insecurities that drove him, the drug and alcohol addictions that plagued him, and the highs and lows of popularity.
Interwoven with the classic music, Michael tells a deeply affecting story of losing and finding himself as a man.
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 R&B artist.
A high school dropout from Ferguson, Missouri, Michael chased his dreams in 1970\'s California, a heady moment of rock opportunity and excess.
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.
Across a half-century of American music, Michael McDonald\'s unmistakably smooth baritone voice defined an era of rock and r&b 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.
Chart topping soloist.
Steely Dan.
Doobie Brothers.
A remarkable Memoir from the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Grammy Award-winning, platinum selling icon of blue-eyed soul Michael McDonald, written with the Emmy Award-nominated actor, comedian, and #1 New York Times bestselling author Paul Reiser
