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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. "
John Oates
Yourself
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" I don't listen to music. I very rarely listen to music. I only listen for information. I listen when a friend sends me a song or a new record. "
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" I realized if I'm not really making an album, I don't have to be concerned about things like stylistic consistency, pacing, a coherent mood. All that stuff goes out the window. "
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" You've got to pay me to leave my house, spend the night in hotels and fly in airplanes. That's what I get paid for. Playing I actually do for free. "
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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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Same
Easy
I Can
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