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
I never finish a show without singing 'She's Gone.'
cool god music people releasing run singles
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!'
road together travel turn
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?
clearly days defined distinct music regional whatever
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.
begin general nicest people
I couldn't begin to name names... in general I have found racers to be some of the most competitive people on the planet... and some of the nicest as well.
relationship amazing-life needs
In our relationship, we don't have that situation. I don't require what he needs, and he doesn't require what I need. I know what I do; I have an amazing life that nobody knows about.
song inspiration writing
There's a lot of craft in songwriting. The divine inspiration is when the idea comes. It may be a riff. It may be a word. It may be a phrase. It may be a title. Sometimes, in the best of both worlds, that divine inspiration extends through the whole song. I've literally sat down and written a song from beginning to end, almost complete lyrics and everything without ever stopping...in two minutes. The chorus of 'She's Gone' was like that..
people together
We collaborate together. We work with other people. We work by ourselves.
roots style done
The thing is, we've changed our style but we've never changed the actual roots of what we've done.
men mustache reason
A good mustache makes a man for many reasons.
teenager two years
We've been together since we've been teenagers. I can go away and disappear for two years, and when we get back together, it's like nothing ever has changed.
together band playing-together
To me, when a great band is playing together, it's amazing for me.
retreat strikes knows
You have to know when to strike and when to retreat.
guitar style synthesis
My guitar playing is a synthesis of traditional American acoustic style and Urban Pop and RB.