Becker dies
X-Files, Hannibal; Walter Becker, the guitarist, bassist and co-founder of the 1970s rock group Steely Dan, which sold more than 40 million albums and produced such hit singles as Reelin’ In the Years, Rikki Don’t Lose that Number and Deacon Blues has died. He was 67. His official website announced his death yesterday with no further been ignoring this long!’ “I was just blown away. She must get so much fan mail, and the amount of fans going on about how great she was in response to that tweet was amazing as well. Everyone was like, ‘You already do devastate us!”’ Anderson has a feverish following, which she has maintained from her breakout success as Agent Dana Scully in the cult show The X-Files — and Cheng says a number of fans have reached out to them to thank them for the song. “People are tweeting things like, ‘Thanks for giving us a soundtrack to details. Although Steely Dan had been touring recently, Becker had missed performances in Los Angeles and New York. Bandmate Donald Fagen told Billboard that Becker was recovering from a procedure. A Queens native, Becker met Fagen as students at Bard College in 1967 and founded the band in 1972. daydream to her about!’
“I was like, this is incredible — I assumed people were massive fans of her, and there are fan tumblrs and stuff, but there are just so many fans, it blows my mind.”
Cheng wrote the song with Ruddell (who sings and plays organ) after they looked to film and television for lyrical inspiration and realised they shared a mutual love for the actress.
“She’s just got that really nonchalant and badass vibe about her that just seems so effortless,” says Cheng. “She’s one of those really strong women who have been on television a long time, and she speaks out for a lot of really great causes as well, which is why I’m stoked that she’s actually heard our song and seems to have reacted to it well.”
Wax Chattels have a debut album on the horizon, and start a nationwide tour this month, with their Auckland show acting as a fundraiser for their Asia tour in October.