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
came heaviest radio time
When my song came on the radio for the first time, that was one of the heaviest things I remember.
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.
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.
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.
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.
acoustic dated great played production recording songs style timeless
The idea was to take these great songs, take them out of their production style and their dated recording style, and show them for the songs that they are--as if you had just played them on an acoustic guitar. It's all about timeless songwriting, really.
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.
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.