TVD Radar: What a Fool Believes: A Memoir from Michael McDonald with Paul Reiser in shops now

VIA PRESS RELEASE | Singer/songwriter, five-time Grammy Award winner and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Michael McDonald’s What a Fool Believes: A Memoir—written with actor, comic, and bestselling writer Paul Reiser—is out now by way of Dey Street Books. The ebook is the topic of intensive crucial acclaim from The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Associated Press and plenty of extra.

Interwoven with unforgettable tales from his storied profession and a forged of music greats together with James Taylor, Ray Charles, Carly Simon, and Quincy Jones, What a Fool Believes finds McDonald reckoning with the unshakeable insecurities that drove him and the highs and lows of fame and recognition. Along the way in which he relays the hard-earned classes he has realized.

Co-authors McDonald and Reiser first crossed paths at a celebration a lot of years in the past. McDonald was conscious of Reiser’s work as an actor and bestselling writer, however that evening he realized of Paul’s love for music and his personal ability as a pianist and songwriter.

Reiser invited McDonald over to take a look at his dwelling studio; the 2 ended up jamming into the wee hours and a friendship was born. It was Reiser who satisfied McDonald that he wanted to inform his story.

A member of the Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan in addition to a chart-topping solo artist and collaborator with among the greatest names in music, McDonald’s unmistakably easy baritone voice outlined an period of fashionable music with hits like “What A Fool Believes,” “Takin’ It to the Streets,” “I Keep Forgettin’,” “It Keeps You Running,” “You Belong to Me,” the James Ingraham duet “Yah Mo B There,” the Patti LaBelle duet “On My Own” and plenty of extra. Hailing from Ferguson, Missouri, McDonald chased his musical goals in Seventies California. As a rising session musician and backing vocalist, a sequence of encounters despatched him on a wild trip world wide and to the heights of rock stardom.

About Michael McDonald | Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Michael McDonald’s profession encompasses 5 Grammys, numerous platinum hits and chart successes. After being an integral a part of Steely Dan, McDonald was invited to affix the Doobie Brothers because the band redefined their sound with McDonald serving as singer, keyboardist, and songwriter on quite a few Top 40 singles. Throughout the ’80s and ’90s McDonald’s solo profession took off with a string of hits together with “I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near),” “Sweet Freedom,” “On My Own” (with Patti LaBelle), and the Grammy-winning James Ingram duet “Yah Mo B There.” McDonald has carried out with a who’s-who of critically acclaimed artists together with Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, Joni Mitchell, Willie Nelson, Jackson Browne, Vince Gill, Thundercat, Solange Knowles, and Grizzly Bear.

About Paul Reiser | Paul Reiser is a comic, Emmy Award-nominated actor, screenwriter, musician and #1 New York Times bestselling writer. Reiser has just lately appeared in Netflix’s Stranger Things and The Kominsky Method in addition to Hulu’s critically-acclaimed comedy Reboot and Amazon’s The Boys. Reiser created and starred (together with Helen Hunt) within the long-running hit ’90s comedy Mad About You and has appeared in traditional movies like Diner, Aliens, the Beverly Hills Cop franchise and Whiplash. His newest movie The Problem With People, which he wrote, starred in and produced, is slated to hit theaters this 12 months. Reiser is the writer of the bestselling books Couplehood, Babyhood, and Familyhood.

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