Dr Wu was real. Katy is the drug. Drugs lie to you and many times leave you like the shadow of who you were. He was strung out all night. "He was halfway crucified and on the other side of no tomorrow". Dr. Wu an Asian acupuncturist and herbalist based out of Wasahington DC helped Fagen (perhaps both Becker &Fagen) off heroin. During this terrible ordeal the only truth for him was his music. "They would sing their stupid songs all night long". At first users believe that they can handle & over use drugs, Katy lies till you see it in her eyes then at times it is too late. Katy is seductive "she is lovely and she's sly". Then they find out that they are "just ordinary guys" He was grateful for Dr. Wu. Anyone familiar with hard drugs will tell you that getting saved off drugs is getting your like back. Becker & Fagen do not play this song in their live sets (you have to respect them).DR Jing Nuang Wu (1933-2002)emmigrated early from China,acupuncturist, artist, graduated from Harvard, venture capitalist, set up Taoist clinic Re: www.steelydandictionary.com.
@joeo78501 Becker was the one with the known heroin addiction and that was at the end of the decade. This song was 1975 and the 4th straight year they came out with an album. With all the time they put into their recording, and the fact that they even toured for a year or two prior to that, there is zero chance Fagen was hooked on heroin during that time. It’s debilitating as they found out with Becker during production of Gaucho (and they both have openly talked about). People disappear with that addiction like Pete Townsend, they aren’t...
@joeo78501 Becker was the one with the known heroin addiction and that was at the end of the decade. This song was 1975 and the 4th straight year they came out with an album. With all the time they put into their recording, and the fact that they even toured for a year or two prior to that, there is zero chance Fagen was hooked on heroin during that time. It’s debilitating as they found out with Becker during production of Gaucho (and they both have openly talked about). People disappear with that addiction like Pete Townsend, they aren’t dependable, they don’t perform well.
No way between 72-75, as many hours they were in the studio doing high quality recording, that Fagen was a junkie.
There WAS a well known acupuncturist in DC by that name but likely they just heard the name and used it
Dr Wu was real. Katy is the drug. Drugs lie to you and many times leave you like the shadow of who you were. He was strung out all night. "He was halfway crucified and on the other side of no tomorrow". Dr. Wu an Asian acupuncturist and herbalist based out of Wasahington DC helped Fagen (perhaps both Becker &Fagen) off heroin. During this terrible ordeal the only truth for him was his music. "They would sing their stupid songs all night long". At first users believe that they can handle & over use drugs, Katy lies till you see it in her eyes then at times it is too late. Katy is seductive "she is lovely and she's sly". Then they find out that they are "just ordinary guys" He was grateful for Dr. Wu. Anyone familiar with hard drugs will tell you that getting saved off drugs is getting your like back. Becker & Fagen do not play this song in their live sets (you have to respect them).DR Jing Nuang Wu (1933-2002)emmigrated early from China,acupuncturist, artist, graduated from Harvard, venture capitalist, set up Taoist clinic Re: www.steelydandictionary.com.
@joeo78501 I wonder if the end is a fantasy about what if Dr. Wu himself got hooked on heroin?
@joeo78501 I wonder if the end is a fantasy about what if Dr. Wu himself got hooked on heroin?
@joeo78501 Becker was the one with the known heroin addiction and that was at the end of the decade. This song was 1975 and the 4th straight year they came out with an album. With all the time they put into their recording, and the fact that they even toured for a year or two prior to that, there is zero chance Fagen was hooked on heroin during that time. It’s debilitating as they found out with Becker during production of Gaucho (and they both have openly talked about). People disappear with that addiction like Pete Townsend, they aren’t...
@joeo78501 Becker was the one with the known heroin addiction and that was at the end of the decade. This song was 1975 and the 4th straight year they came out with an album. With all the time they put into their recording, and the fact that they even toured for a year or two prior to that, there is zero chance Fagen was hooked on heroin during that time. It’s debilitating as they found out with Becker during production of Gaucho (and they both have openly talked about). People disappear with that addiction like Pete Townsend, they aren’t dependable, they don’t perform well.
No way between 72-75, as many hours they were in the studio doing high quality recording, that Fagen was a junkie.
There WAS a well known acupuncturist in DC by that name but likely they just heard the name and used it