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" A good mustache makes a man for many reasons. "
John Oates
Good
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Mustache
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" We collaborate together. We work with other people. We work by ourselves. "
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Other
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" I sense people respond more to the honest approach to making music instead of the manufactured approach. "
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" With Hall & Oates, honestly, after years and years of playing the same material, it's easy to coast. I can coast through a show. "
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" Young people go to concerts. "
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" I think the key to making records generally is to make 'em for yourself, regardless of the climate in the business. "
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Key
" My guitar playing is a synthesis of traditional American acoustic style and Urban Pop and R&B. "
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Style
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" The key, I think, from a business point of view, is to learn how to be efficient in making a record that's not too expensive, so that you're not going crazy spending tons of money making a product that might not ever return that money. "
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" When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame decided to open up the voting beyond their inner circle, to the actual fans, that's when I think everything changed. "
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Rock
Rock And Roll
" I love what Alabama Shakes is doing - it's kind of like what grunge did to rock 'n' roll, they're doing to R&B. "
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Love
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" There's all sorts of soul. There's Irish soul and Native American soul. If it touches you and moves you, it's soul. "
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Soul
American
Irish
" When my song came on the radio for the first time, that was one of the heaviest things I remember. "
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Remember
First Time
Radio
" The Christmas genre is a field that's been well-ploughed. "
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Been
Field
Christmas
" Sometimes, it's just great to bring new people into the mix. "
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Great
New People
People
" The Katy Perry stuff, those are great songs. "
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Songs
Katy Perry
" My mustache has become this weird iconic representation of a certain era. "
John Oates
Representation
Become
Weird
" I couldn't wait to grow a mustache. I stopped shaving my upper lip the day I graduated from high school. "
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Wait
School
High School
" With his passing, Dick Clark deserves to take his place at the top in the pantheon of popular culture icons. "
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Culture
Take
His
" Dick Clark's 'American Bandstand' spread the gospel of American pop music and teenage style that transcended the regional boundaries of our country and united a youth culture that eventually spread its message throughout the entire world. "
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Culture
Youth
World
" If it wasn't for music, I doubt whether we'd be friends. "
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Music
Doubt
Friends
" I was singing when I was two years old, and my parents were very supportive, but they weren't musicians themselves. "
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Musicians
Parents
Old
" I just like playing with the band and doing what I do. "
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Doing
Band
Just
" Americana Music is about all sorts of different music. It's very free and open: a world where people just like authentic music. "
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Like
Free
People
" The bricks and mortar of the music business, they don't exist any longer. "
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Bricks
Music Business
Music
" We've been together since we've been teenagers. I can go away and disappear for two years, and when we get back together, it's like nothing ever has changed. "
John Oates
Back
Two
Together
" The decline of the major labels has changed the audience. They aren't force-fed by a system any more. They can make their own decisions. "
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Own
Audience
System
" There's always a personal satisfaction in writing a song by yourself. You get the inspiration, and see it through, and you're done. It's focused and very personal. "
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Writing
See
" I do a lot of things behind the scenes. I do a lot of things that don't hit the headlines. "
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Things
Lot
Hit
" When you really can't affect something, you almost don't wanna wish too hard, because it's just frustrating. "
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Just
Wish
You
" I think in music and a lot of creative fields, people's egos get in the way of their ability of seeing the big picture. "
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Music