Daryl Hall
Daryl Hall
Daryl Franklin Hohl, better known by his stage name Daryl Hall, is an American rock, R&B, and soul singer; keyboardist, guitarist, songwriter, and producer, best known as the co-founder and lead vocalist of Hall & Oates...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth11 October 1946
CityPottstown, PA
CountryUnited States of America
came culture music pop
The whole American pop culture started in Philadelphia with 'American Bandstand' and the music that came out of that city.
album nostalgia reflects singing songs
This is an album that reflects our past, but it's very much about the present, ... This isn't about nostalgia we're singing these songs here and now, and doing them our way.
american-musician best illness impossible john looking quick recovery soon
This illness made it impossible for me to give my best effort to our audience, but now that it's been identified, I'm looking forward to a complete, quick recovery and to get back out there with John as soon as possible.
call stuff total verses
I've always been a spontaneous singer. And all the stuff that you hear on the end of the songs, what they call the ad libs - that just comes out of my head. That's not thought out at all. I have the verses and the choruses, and then after that it's total improvisation.
likes
I've always been a guy who likes to stretch my limits - to find out if I have any, really.
typical
The song 'Laughing Down Crying' is not a typical Daryl song.
caught diseases fairly four stuff treated
I have four different diseases I'm being treated for, and I got lucky. I caught it fairly early. Neurologically, it does stuff to people. It's really nasty.
advocating crossover music
I'd like to see more crossover between white and black music. That's something I've been advocating for years.
people politics trusting
Nixon was the beginning of people not trusting politics.
nervous truth ways
Some artists are nervous - most of them are, to tell you the truth, and they have different ways of exhibiting that. Some of them are boisterous, some are really quiet.
built houses miles piece took west
My house is actually two houses that were deconstructed. They were Connecticut Valley houses built in 1771 and 1781. I took them down piece by piece and reconstructed them about 50 miles to the west on the New York/Connecticut border.
base hopes
My fan base is really expanding into an inter-generational thing - it's what every artist probably hopes for.
Obscurity is just obscurity. There's no romance in obscurity.
The 'Daryl's House' thing has made me into a live musician even more than I ever was, and even in the way I record.