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" We collaborate together. We work with other people. We work by ourselves. "
John Oates
Ourselves
Other
People
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" 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. "
John Oates
Time
Good
Care
" I think the key to making records generally is to make 'em for yourself, regardless of the climate in the business. "
John Oates
Yourself
Business
Key
" 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. "
John Oates
People
Me
Foundation
" 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. "
John Oates
Fame
Rock
Rock And Roll
" I'm always reading something. "
John Oates
Something
Always
Reading
" I have a great family, I live an amazing life. "
John Oates
Life
Amazing
Family
" 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. "
John Oates
Music
Unique
Personality
" 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. "
John Oates
Competitive
Names
People
" 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. "
John Oates
Skills
Gone
Me
" 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. "
John Oates
Abyss
Foot
Music
" 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. "
John Oates
Mustache
Way
Want
" Swimming upstream in the music business is a hard thing to do. "
John Oates
Swimming
Hard
Business
" 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
" 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. "
John Oates
Box
Way
You
" 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. "
John Oates
Think
Creative
Music
" 'Maneater' is about N.Y.C. in the '80s. It's about greed, avarice, and spoiled riches. "
John Oates
Greed
Riches
Spoiled
" I just like playing with the band and doing what I do. "
John Oates
Doing
Band
Just
" I get to play with all these different players who don't necessarily approach music always the same way that I might. So I learn a lot. "
John Oates
Same
Play
Music
" I didn't make a solo album until the year 2000. "
John Oates
Make
Album
Year
" The Christmas genre is a field that's been well-ploughed. "
John Oates
Been
Field
Christmas
" I wish I could see over crowds and small groups of people. "
John Oates
Over
I Wish
People
" I've been asked to do various types of cruises. "
John Oates
Cruises
Been
Asked
" There's all sorts of soul. There's Irish soul and Native American soul. If it touches you and moves you, it's soul. "
John Oates
Soul
American
Irish
" I think people were just starving for good material because they just weren't getting it on the radio. "
John Oates
Think
Because
Good
" I'm bad at math. "
John Oates
Math
Bad
" My songwriting has evolved, just as I've evolved as a person. "
John Oates
Person
Evolved
Just
" I couldn't wait to grow a mustache. I stopped shaving my upper lip the day I graduated from high school. "
John Oates
Wait
School
High School
" Sometimes, it's just great to bring new people into the mix. "
John Oates
Great
New People
People
" My mustache has become this weird iconic representation of a certain era. "
John Oates
Representation
Become
Weird
" The first record I bought myself could have been 'Oh Lonesome Me' by Don Gibson or 'Wake Up Little Susie' by the Everly Brothers. "
John Oates
Up
First
Wake Up