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
biggest major won year
The biggest honor of my career was when I won R&B Artist of the Year back in the 1970s. I look at that as a major honor.
looked people
When I was a kid, I always looked up to people like B.B. King and Ray Charles.
voice
As I got older, my voice got better.
green bob matter
Everybody who I ever cared about has told me that they like my music: Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Al Green, The Spinners, Smokey Robinson. Everybody that matters.
black black-music
What I do isn't black music; it's just my music.
teenager mean waiting
I was just like a 21st century person waiting to be born, and this is the medium that I thrive in. And I feel stronger now than I did any time since I've been a teenager - I mean, musically, creatively.
hero singers influence
Smokey Robinson is one of my heroes as a singer and songwriter; a major influence on my own music from the very start.
way comfortable
I have to say I have never been comfortable with somebody else telling me what to do - in any way.
song trying singers
As a singer, I float around. I'm kind of scatty, bouncing around a lot. I try to adapt to what's going on around me in the song and the arrangement.
cousin circles wife
Yes, I travel in unusual circles. George Osborne and his wife Frances are my cousins.
song writing people
I definitely dislike pomposity and artifice. I hope that I'm not that. Once I write a song, it belongs to the world, and the way people perceive it, it's cool.
years england
I have an English family and I've lived in England for years.
records millions sells
Nobody's going to sell 10 million records by not working hard.
duos accused
Traditionally, duos get accused of lots of things.