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
happening time whatever
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.
good hear people realistic realized substance time
I think we realized this is a good time now because people really do want to hear some realistic songs, something that has some substance to it.
album felt knew ourselves perceived time
I think we've always prided ourselves and perceived ourselves as songwriters, so it wasn't an album that we felt we had to do, ... But we knew that some day we'll do an album like that, and it will be fun. That's what it was really about. It was just the right time to do it.
connection either personal realized songs
I think what we realized was that we would do songs that either had a personal connection to us or a professional connection to us,
christmas difficult framework good hopefully narrow original personally references somewhat song time work
I think it's kind of difficult to write a good Christmas song because you have a narrow framework of references that you have to work within, and at the same time you want to do something that's personally original and hopefully somewhat unique.
glad meet outside record sing somebody town
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.
If it wasn't for music, I doubt whether we'd be friends.
music players
I get to play with all these different players who don't necessarily approach music always the same way that I might. So I learn a lot.
If something that needs to be done that we don't feel confronting, we do it through the manager.
communication purpose
The purpose of this communication is a heads-up,
My songwriting has evolved, just as I've evolved as a person.
collection european goes late pouring racing road scene track
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.
band playing
I just like playing with the band and doing what I do.
wide
I have such a wide variety of tastes in things that I like musically.