John Oates Quotes (89 quotes)

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„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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„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.“
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„The only job I'd ever had that might be considered not playing music was teaching guitar, which I did in college for a while, but that still falls in the same category.“
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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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„Once you've made a record, you don't need to make it again. It's done, and it's out there forever, a moment in time that encapsulates whatever was happening in that moment.“
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„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.“
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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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„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.“
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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.“
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„Back in the early '90s, I started going to Nashville to do a lot of co-writes. One of the first people I met there was Keith Follese. Keith and his wife Adrienne are both songwriters, and we wrote some songs together.“
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„I was just glad to meet somebody outside of my group of small town friends who was into music. Somebody else who had aspirations to do something more than sing at a record hop.“
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„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.“
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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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„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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„You don't wanna be around your family constantly.“
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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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„With Hall & Oates, honestly, after years and years of playing the same material, it's easy to coast. I can coast through a show.“
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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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„When my song came on the radio for the first time, that was one of the heaviest things I remember.“
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„The world has accelerated to the point that, as far as the album as a form, I don't know if it's going to last that much longer.“
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John Oates
Author born: April 07, 1948
Nationality: American
Author Profession: Musician

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