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" I do a lot of things behind the scenes. I do a lot of things that don't hit the headlines. "
John Oates
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" I think people were just starving for good material because they just weren't getting it on the radio. "
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" We collaborate together. We work with other people. We work by ourselves. "
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" I think it's kind of difficult to write a good Christmas song because you have a narrow framework of references that you have to work within, and at the same time you want to do something that's personally original and hopefully somewhat unique. "
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" We should have an easier name to pronounce. "
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" If I stopped touring tomorrow, it wouldn't change my life. "
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" I was born at the beginning of rock and roll. I got to experience the entire evolution of popular rock and roll music even before it started. "
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" When I graduated from college in the spring of 1970, I decided to hitchhike around Europe with my guitar and my backpack. I was gone for about four months. "
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" The world has accelerated to the point that, as far as the album as a form, I don't know if it's going to last that much longer. "
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" Well, before we met I had heard and seen him sing so I knew he was good. "
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" In our relationship, we don't have that situation. I don't require what he needs, and he doesn't require what I need. I know what I do; I have an amazing life that nobody knows about. "
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" If it wasn't for music, I doubt whether we'd be friends. "
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" 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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Youth
World
" Once you've made a record, you don't need to make it again. It's done, and it's out there forever, a moment in time that encapsulates whatever was happening in that moment. "
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You
Forever
" I wish I could see over crowds and small groups of people. "
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Over
I Wish
People
" I'd like to do something with the Avett Brothers. "
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Like
Brothers
Something
" You have to know when to strike and when to retreat. "
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Know
You
Strike
" My guitar playing is a synthesis of traditional American acoustic style and Urban Pop and R&B. "
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American
Style
Urban
" If I had to drop everything and just be a songwriter, I would be OK with that because that's the real joy. "
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Drop
Joy
" You may be embarrassed about the way you looked and the wacky clothes you wore when you were young, but normally, at least it's hidden in a box in the attic. "
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You
" 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
" When albums gave way to CDs, people re-discovered their collection through their CDs. "
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Through
Way
" 'Maneater' is about N.Y.C. in the '80s. It's about greed, avarice, and spoiled riches. "
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Greed
Riches
Spoiled
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Something
Always
Reading
" I used to love assemblies because it got me out of class. "
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Used
Because
Class
" Sometimes, it's just great to bring new people into the mix. "
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