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" I think people were just starving for good material because they just weren't getting it on the radio. "
John Oates
Think
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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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" There isn't one album that says 'Hall & Oates.' It's always 'Daryl Hall and John Oates.' From the very beginning. People never note that. The idea of 'Hall & Oates,' this two-headed monster, this thing, is not anything we've ever wanted or liked. "
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" The Christmas genre is a field that's been well-ploughed. "
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" With his passing, Dick Clark deserves to take his place at the top in the pantheon of popular culture icons. "
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" The only job I'd ever had that might be considered not playing music was teaching guitar, which I did in college for a while, but that still falls in the same category. "
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" I never finish a show without singing 'She's Gone.' "
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" I couldn't begin to name names... in general I have found racers to be some of the most competitive people on the planet... and some of the nicest as well. "
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" When you really can't affect something, you almost don't wanna wish too hard, because it's just frustrating. "
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" I wish I could see over crowds and small groups of people. "
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" 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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" If you look over the years, the styles have changed - the clothes, the hair, the production, the approach to the songs. The icing to the cake has changed flavors. But if you really look at the cake itself, it's really the same. "
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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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" 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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" 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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