Michael McDonald

"I was very comfortable being a band guy," the former Doobie Brothers star admitted.

They suddenly had a blank canvas, with none of the biker-boogie band constraints from their early years.

"We weren't trying to invent a new style of pop music," he tells UCR.

Singer is on the road with the band as part of their 50th anniversary tour.

Band's 50th anniversary tour finally launched more than 600 days after it was announced.

Songwriter's upcoming 'For Free' LP features Joni Mitchell cover and collaboration with Steely Dan's Donald Fagen.

He recalls getting his original lyric scribble back after six-year round trip.

"Home Alone 2 – Birthday Bash: A Party of One" follows similar September event.

Performing at a Hollywood wrap party helped the singer get his foot in the door.

Patrick Simmons recalls coming up with a solution to missing-frontman problem in 1975 - but no one else seemed enthusiastic.

Coronavirus pandemic has shelved their 50th-anniversary trek, their first with former frontman since 1996.

Singer unveils cover of "What the World Needs Now Is Love" as summer tour plans with Doobie Brothers are put on hold.