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" We should have an easier name to pronounce. "
John Oates
Easier
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" My guitar playing is a synthesis of traditional American acoustic style and Urban Pop and R&B. "
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" I've been asked to do various types of cruises. "
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" 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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" 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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" I have such a wide variety of tastes in things that I like musically. "
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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. "
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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. "
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" If it wasn't for music, I doubt whether we'd be friends. "
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" I didn't make a solo album until the year 2000. "
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" 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. "
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" With his passing, Dick Clark deserves to take his place at the top in the pantheon of popular culture icons. "
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" 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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Way
Want
" I just like playing with the band and doing what I do. "
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" 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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" When my song came on the radio for the first time, that was one of the heaviest things I remember. "
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" When albums gave way to CDs, people re-discovered their collection through their CDs. "
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" 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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Foot
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" 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. "
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Same
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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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" 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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