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" I was just glad to meet somebody outside of my group of small town friends who was into music. Somebody else who had aspirations to do something more than sing at a record hop. "
John Oates
Friends
Group
Small
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" I'm really in such a fortunate position to have that foundation with Hall and Oates that lets me do whatever I want. That's the dream of a lot of creative people, and I don't take it for granted. I try to make the most of it. "
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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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" I never finish a show without singing 'She's Gone.' "
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" 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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" If Daryl stopped touring it would be a big part of him missing. "
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" The first record I bought myself could have been 'Oh Lonesome Me' by Don Gibson or 'Wake Up Little Susie' by the Everly Brothers. "
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" The Katy Perry stuff, those are great songs. "
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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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Same
" I wish I could see over crowds and small groups of people. "
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Over
I Wish
People
" I have a lot of friends who are involved in everything from Americana to blues to R&B to pop to country. "
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Blues
Everything
Country
" 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. "
John Oates
Amazing
Relationship
Life
" Well, because we're so different as people. And it's that difference that probably also makes it easy to stay together, because we don't get in each others way. "
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Together
Way
People
" I've been asked to do various types of cruises. "
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Cruises
Been
Asked
" You don't wanna be around your family constantly. "
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Wanna
Family
Around
" 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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Money
View
Crazy
" My guitar playing is a synthesis of traditional American acoustic style and Urban Pop and R&B. "
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American
Style
Urban
" 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
" If it wasn't for music, I doubt whether we'd be friends. "
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Music
Doubt
Friends
" 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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Always
Idea
People
" Personally, I've never really wanted to be a rock star. That wasn't my motivation in life. It kind of happened. "
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Kind
Life
Motivation
" I'm bad at math. "
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Math
Bad
" The Christmas genre is a field that's been well-ploughed. "
John Oates
Been
Field
Christmas
" In the days when regional music was very clearly defined and had a clear personality - Memphis, Detroit, Chicago, whatever - Philadelphia had a tradition that was very distinct and unique. "
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Music
Unique
Personality
" The mustache represented the old John; I didn't want to be that guy anymore, so I shaved it off. It was ritualistic in a way. "
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Mustache
Way
Want
" If I stopped touring tomorrow, it wouldn't change my life. "
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Tomorrow
Life
Touring
" 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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Same
Easy
I Can
" I don't care if it's a Cole Porter song, or George Gershwin, or Lennon/McCartney, or Elton John, or you know, whoever, Bob Dylan. Great songs are great songs, and they stand the test of time, and they can be interpreted and recorded with many points of view, but yet still retain the essence of what makes them good songs. "
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Time
Good
Care
" Sometimes, it's just great to bring new people into the mix. "
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Great
New People
People
" If I had to drop everything and just be a songwriter, I would be OK with that because that's the real joy. "
John Oates
Everything
Drop
Joy
" We collaborate together. We work with other people. We work by ourselves. "
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Other
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