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From Steely Dan to Star Wars: Jeff “Skunk” Baxter and the Art of Thinking Differently | Skunk Baxter
Recorded in March of 2025 at the EarthX Conference, this episode of Your Dark Companion features one of the most singular minds Mike Rhyner has ever sat across from. Jeff “Skunk” Baxter is best known as a legendary guitarist for Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers—but that’s only the beginning. Over the course of an expansive, thoughtful conversation, Baxter walks through a life that connects jazz chords, rock tours, missile defense systems, classified Pentagon briefings, and the physics of sound. From growing up in Mexico City and learning guitar at age nine, to shaping the sound of Steely…
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