John Oates
John Oates
John William Oates is an American rock, R&B and soul guitarist, musician, songwriter and record producer best known as half of the rock and soul duo, Hall & Oates...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth7 April 1948
CountryUnited States of America
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I'm a bit more grounded than Daryl. I'm more practical, more pragmatic. Daryl looks more at the creative side. We have very different families, we're very different persons. But because we grew up in the same area and because we love the same music, we have a bond.
I never finish a show without singing 'She's Gone.'
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I may just keep releasing singles 'til I run out of music, which is kind of cool in a way - as long as people don't go, 'Oh my God, not another one!'
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The thing is that we travel so much together that it wouldn't be a vacation. You get off the road and you're going to turn around and travel again?
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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 read and fantasized about the European racing scene by pouring over my old collection of Road and Track that goes back to the late 40's.
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At some point in their career, most people do an album of great hits of other performers - a tribute album that shows their influences.
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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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Dick Clark's 'American Bandstand' spread the gospel of American pop music and teenage style that transcended the regional boundaries of our country and united a youth culture that eventually spread its message throughout the entire world.
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I used to love assemblies because it got me out of class.
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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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Americana Music is about all sorts of different music. It's very free and open: a world where people just like authentic music.
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You don't wanna be around your family constantly.