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
good people starving
I think people were just starving for good material because they just weren't getting it on the radio.
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.
early good life month personal record run songs videos year
We had a good run in the '70s but we got really big in the early '80s, ... It was a whirlwind. It was non-stop demands. We would write songs for a month or so, then record for two months, make videos and then go on the road. We put out a record a year from 1971 to 1985. We had more than one record some years. My personal life was my professional life. There was no down time.
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.
bob care elton essence george good great points porter recorded retain songs stand test time
I don't care if it's a Cole Porter song, or George Gershwin, or Lennon/McCartney, or Elton John, or you know, whoever, Bob Dylan. Great songs are great songs, and they stand the test of time, and they can be interpreted and recorded with many points of view, but yet still retain the essence of what makes them good songs.
knew met seen
Well, before we met I had heard and seen him sing so I knew he was good.
others stay
Well, because we're so different as people. And it's that difference that probably also makes it easy to stay together, because we don't get in each others way.
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.
desires heads people relationships
Most relationships where two people have the same motivation, needs, desires and requirements... there's usually a butting of heads at one point.
My songwriting has evolved, just as I've evolved as a person.
born entire evolution experience music popular rock roll
I was born at the beginning of rock and roll. I got to experience the entire evolution of popular rock and roll music even before it started.
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,
groups
I wish I could see over crowds and small groups of people.