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" You have to know when to strike and when to retreat. "

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" With Hall & Oates, honestly, after years and years of playing the same material, it's easy to coast. I can coast through a show. "

" You don't wanna be around your family constantly. "

" I have a great family, I live an amazing life. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" We collaborate together. We work with other people. We work by ourselves. "

" 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 used to love assemblies because it got me out of class. "

" The thing is, we've changed our style but we've never changed the actual roots of what we've done. "

" When albums gave way to CDs, people re-discovered their collection through their CDs. "

" 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. "

" If Daryl stopped touring it would be a big part of him missing. "

" My guitar playing is a synthesis of traditional American acoustic style and Urban Pop and R&B. "

" The bricks and mortar of the music business, they don't exist any longer. "

" 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. "

" Americana Music is about all sorts of different music. It's very free and open: a world where people just like authentic music. "

" With his passing, Dick Clark deserves to take his place at the top in the pantheon of popular culture icons. "

" I think the key to making records generally is to make 'em for yourself, regardless of the climate in the business. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I wish I could see over crowds and small groups of people. "

" If I stopped touring tomorrow, it wouldn't change my life. "

" I'd like to do something with the Avett Brothers. "

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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. "

" If you look over the years, the styles have changed - the clothes, the hair, the production, the approach to the songs. The icing to the cake has changed flavors. But if you really look at the cake itself, it's really the same. "