The book is titled after McDonald’s chart-topping 1978 hit with the Doobie Brothers; it covers his childhood in St. Louis and his eventual move to Los Angeles, his stints in Steely Dan and the ...

McDonald unpacks some of those stories in the book, cowritten with, of all people, comedian Paul Reiser. Here are a few things we learned from taking a ride on the good ship Cali Macca.

Michael McDonald. Timothy White. Reiser, who is the bestselling author of his own books, including Couplehood and Familyhood, says that being McDonald’s co-writer was also learning experience ...

"If we do another record, we might just sit in a room together and play the tracks like we used to in the old days and see what happens." ...

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Michael McDonald and actor-comedian Paul Reiser join Morning Joe to discuss their new memoir, "What a Fool Believes." The book details McDonald's journey from a high ...

Michael McDonald performing on Soul Train in 1982. While sitting next to his friend and fellow yacht rock legend Christopher Cross in the film, McDonald remembers the first time he saw the SCTV ...

Michael McDonald walks us through key songs in his career, from the Doobie Brothers' "What a Fool Believes" to "Yah Mo B There" with James Ingram.

In 'Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary', Doobie Brothers singer Michael McDonald says he was "a little too high" and "thought I was hallucinating" the first time he saw Rick Moranis' parody of him on SCTV ...