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
artist business extreme foot indie major music
I'm an indie artist with major distribution, so one foot in the extreme major music business and one foot in the abyss of indie artists.
business climate generally regardless
I think the key to making records generally is to make 'em for yourself, regardless of the climate in the business.
business efficient learn might money point product record return spending tons
The key, I think, from a business point of view, is to learn how to be efficient in making a record that's not too expensive, so that you're not going crazy spending tons of money making a product that might not ever return that money.
swimming things-to-do music-business
Swimming upstream in the music business is a hard thing to do.
bricks-and-mortar bricks music-business
The bricks and mortar of the music business, they don't exist any longer.
came heaviest radio time
When my song came on the radio for the first time, that was one of the heaviest things I remember.
enjoy great likes performance playing require
I don't require what Daryl requires. He likes the performance a lot more than I do. I enjoy playing with a great band. I don't need to tour.
clark deserves
With his passing, Dick Clark deserves to take his place at the top in the pantheon of popular culture icons.
coast hall
With Hall & Oates, honestly, after years and years of playing the same material, it's easy to coast. I can coast through a show.
There's always a personal satisfaction in writing a song by yourself. You get the inspiration, and see it through, and you're done. It's focused and very personal.
people
When albums gave way to CDs, people re-discovered their collection through their CDs.
christmas
The Christmas genre is a field that's been well-ploughed.
guy shaved
The mustache represented the old John; I didn't want to be that guy anymore, so I shaved it off. It was ritualistic in a way.
bands certainly embraced
I think social media is so important; the young bands have certainly embraced that and used that to their advantage.