American - Musician | April 7, 1948 -
The only job I'd ever had that might be considered not playing music was teaching guitar, which I did in college for a while, but that still falls in the same category.
John Oates
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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.
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I think the key to making records generally is to make 'em for yourself, regardless of the climate in the business.
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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.
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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.
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With Hall & Oates, honestly, after years and years of playing the same material, it's easy to coast. I can coast through a show.
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I have a lot of friends who are involved in everything from Americana to blues to R&B to pop to country.
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I'd like to do something with the Avett Brothers.
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My guitar playing is a synthesis of traditional American acoustic style and Urban Pop and R&B.
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I love what Alabama Shakes is doing - it's kind of like what grunge did to rock 'n' roll, they're doing to R&B.
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I'm always reading something.
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My songwriting has evolved, just as I've evolved as a person.
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