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" I've been asked to do various types of cruises. "
John Oates
Cruises
Been
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" The decline of the major labels has changed the audience. They aren't force-fed by a system any more. They can make their own decisions. "
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" 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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" If anyone looks back to the '70s, '80s with nostalgic rosy colored glasses and goes, 'Well, everything was awesome.' No, everything was not awesome! "
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" If it wasn't for music, I doubt whether we'd be friends. "
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" My mustache has become this weird iconic representation of a certain era. "
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Become
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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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" I have a great family, I live an amazing life. "
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" Having a mustache and never smiling became a permanent component of my persona through the quaintly self-important decade of the seventies. "
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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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" When you really can't affect something, you almost don't wanna wish too hard, because it's just frustrating. "
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You
" The Christmas genre is a field that's been well-ploughed. "
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Been
Field
Christmas
" To me, when a great band is playing together, it's amazing for me. "
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Band
Amazing
Together
" You don't wanna be around your family constantly. "
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Around
" If Daryl stopped touring it would be a big part of him missing. "
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" The Katy Perry stuff, those are great songs. "
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" We've been together since we've been teenagers. I can go away and disappear for two years, and when we get back together, it's like nothing ever has changed. "
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Back
Two
Together
" With Hall & Oates, honestly, after years and years of playing the same material, it's easy to coast. I can coast through a show. "
John Oates
Same
Easy
I Can
" 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
" I used to love assemblies because it got me out of class. "
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Used
Because
Class
" 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
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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. "
John Oates
Rock
Love
Grunge
" 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. "
John Oates
Always
Idea
People
" 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. "
John Oates
Information
Friend
Music
" When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame decided to open up the voting beyond their inner circle, to the actual fans, that's when I think everything changed. "
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Fame
Rock
Rock And Roll
" When my song came on the radio for the first time, that was one of the heaviest things I remember. "
John Oates
Remember
First Time
Radio
" I do a lot of things behind the scenes. I do a lot of things that don't hit the headlines. "
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Things
Lot
Hit
" 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
" 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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Way
People
" 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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Out
Inside
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