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
house antiques architecture
I love antique architecture, so if I have any indulgences, I have owned and renovated and reconstructed a lot of old houses.
house records way
The Daryls House thing has made me into a live musician even more than I ever was, and even in the way I record.
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.
rid
Reject what you don't want. Get rid of dead wood.
cares people
Nobody really cares about what other people think anymore; they're all about themselves.
I don't like showboating. I was never a fan of showing off.
childish disturbing dumb fey funny hear people voices
I hear a lot of people singing in funny voices and singing like they're stupid. Singing in a deliberately fey and dumb and childish way. And I find it to be a disturbing trend.
decided early
In the early '70s, I started to feel like Philadelphia soul was the black-sheep brother of rock and roll. I decided to try to get away from it.
believe truth
I always say the same thing - believe in what you do, do it, and don't veer away from the truth of it.
drawn feeling good realism spark
To write a good song, an artist has to drawn from reality. There has to be some spark from realism that communicates a real feeling to someone else. You have to be real. Or you have to be a really good storyteller.
bothered certain john members remarks turn
For years and years, I was beset with snide remarks by certain members of the press, where they would turn John Oates into a joke, or they would trivialize what I do, which never really bothered me all that much.
shows
The first thing I ever did was play talent shows at the Uptown Theater and the Adelphi Ballroom.
came gather guys human people
I was always an introvert as a kid. Then, when I first kind of came out as a human being, I used to be one of those guys who'd go nuts on the dance floor, and people would gather around.
business music york
The Philadelphia/New York world of the music business is a tough place to be.