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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. "
John Oates
Back
Two
Together
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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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" The bricks and mortar of the music business, they don't exist any longer. "
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" I just like playing with the band and doing what I do. "
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" I have such a wide variety of tastes in things that I like musically. "
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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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" If something that needs to be done that we don't feel confronting, we do it through the manager. "
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" The Christmas genre is a field that's been well-ploughed. "
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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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" Americana Music is about all sorts of different music. It's very free and open: a world where people just like authentic music. "
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" To me, when a great band is playing together, it's amazing for me. "
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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'm bad at math. "
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