“I wish I wrote songs like Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, Don Henley, Mar...” — Michael McDonald Quote

“I wish I wrote songs like Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, Don Henley, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, so many of the songwriters I admire. They have the ability to say things.”

“It's funny how, as we get older, what become our fondest memories are not necessarily the happiest times of our lives but the times of our lives that shaped us the most.”

“Brian Owens is a young guy from Ferguson, Missouri, my hometown, who I don't think emulates me at all, but I really enjoy his particular style. He kind of makes me think of the older school of soul singers like Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye.”

“I've always loved Don Cheadle and Jeffery Wright and even Sam Jackson.”

“When I'm acting in TV or movies, I'm a character. But when I'm doing music, I'm Trevor Jackson.”

“When I go back home, I feel like Michael Jackson in Memphis. They love me.”