When I graduated from college in the spring of 1970, I decided to hitchhike around Europe with my guitar and my backpack. I was gone for about four months. John Oates Read Quote
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. John Oates Read Quote
I think the key to making records generally is to make ’em for yourself, regardless of the climate in the business. John Oates Read Quote
I think in music and a lot of creative fields, people’s egos get in the way of their ability of seeing the big picture. John Oates Read Quote
With Hall & Oates, honestly, after years and years of playing the same material, it’s easy to coast. I can coast through a show. John Oates Read Quote
I have a lot of friends who are involved in everything from Americana to blues to R&B to pop to country. John Oates Read Quote
The first record I bought myself could have been ‘Oh Lonesome Me’ by Don Gibson or ‘Wake Up Little Susie’ by the Everly Brothers. John Oates Read Quote