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" If something that needs to be done that we don't feel confronting, we do it through the manager. "
John Oates
Done
Through
Something
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" 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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" 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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" The Katy Perry stuff, those are great songs. "
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" Jam Cruise is actually a comfortable place for me. My jamming skills and my improvisational skills have improved immensely as I've gone more solo, because I've had this opportunity. "
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" 'Maneater' is about N.Y.C. in the '80s. It's about greed, avarice, and spoiled riches. "
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" I'm always reading something. "
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" 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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" You don't want to pitch a tent and live inside the Louvre. You want to check it out, appreciate it, and move somewhere else. "
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" I wish I could see over crowds and small groups of people. "
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" I may just keep releasing singles 'til I run out of music, which is kind of cool in a way - as long as people don't go, 'Oh my God, not another one!' "
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" 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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" 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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" 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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Mood
Like
" I just like playing with the band and doing what I do. "
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Doing
Band
Just
" I've been asked to do various types of cruises. "
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Cruises
Been
Asked
" 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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Me
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" I like playing on stage, don't get me wrong. "
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Like
" My mustache has become this weird iconic representation of a certain era. "
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Representation
Become
Weird
" 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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Information
Friend
Music
" 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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House
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Night
" I'm an indie artist with major distribution, so one foot in the extreme major music business and one foot in the abyss of indie artists. "
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Abyss
Foot
Music
" 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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" You don't wanna be around your family constantly. "
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" When my song came on the radio for the first time, that was one of the heaviest things I remember. "
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" I used to love assemblies because it got me out of class. "
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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 never finish a show without singing 'She's Gone.' "
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Never