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John Oates

American Musician

Born: Apr 7, 1948

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Sometimes, it's just great to bring new people into the mix. John Oates

Great People Sometimes New Mix New People Just Bring

You have to know when to strike and when to retreat. John Oates

You Strike Retreat Know

Dick Clark's 'American Bandstand' spread the gospel of American pop music and teenage style that transcended the regional boundaries of our country and united a youth culture that eventually spread its message throughout the entire world. John Oates

Music Youth Culture World Country Style Teenage Our Clark Entire Entire World Throughout Boundaries Message Gospel Spread Bandstand American Regional Pop Pop Music Youth Culture United Eventually

If something that needs to be done that we don't feel confronting, we do it through the manager. John Oates

Needs Something Through Feel Manager Done Confronting

If Daryl stopped touring it would be a big part of him missing. John Oates

Big Would Would-Be Touring Part Missing Him Big Part Stopped

I just like playing with the band and doing what I do. John Oates

Band Like Doing Just Playing

I do a lot of things behind the scenes. I do a lot of things that don't hit the headlines. John Oates

Scenes Headlines Lot Hit Behind Things

I like playing on stage, don't get me wrong. John Oates

Me Stage Wrong Like Get Playing

Swimming upstream in the music business is a hard thing to do. John Oates

Music Business Swimming Music Business Upstream Hard Hard Thing Thing

I'm bad at math. John Oates

Bad Math

The Christmas genre is a field that's been well-ploughed. John Oates

Christmas Field Genre Been

In the days when regional music was very clearly defined and had a clear personality - Memphis, Detroit, Chicago, whatever - Philadelphia had a tradition that was very distinct and unique. John Oates

Music Personality Whatever Defined Distinct Memphis Detroit Had Clear Clearly Days Tradition Chicago Very Regional Unique Philadelphia

There's all sorts of soul. There's Irish soul and Native American soul. If it touches you and moves you, it's soul. John Oates

You Soul Sort Irish American Native Moves Native American

When my song came on the radio for the first time, that was one of the heaviest things I remember. John Oates

Time Song Remember First First Time Came Heaviest Radio Things

There isn't one album that says 'Hall & Oates.' It's always 'Daryl Hall and John Oates.' From the very beginning. People never note that. The idea of 'Hall & Oates,' this two-headed monster, this thing, is not anything we've ever wanted or liked. John Oates

People Beginning Monster Says John Never Idea Liked Hall Always Very Wanted Anything Note Ever Thing Album

I never finish a show without singing 'She's Gone.' John Oates

Singing Gone Finish Never She Without Show

The bricks and mortar of the music business, they don't exist any longer. John Oates

Music Business Music Business Mortar Longer Exist Any Bricks

Jam Cruise is actually a comfortable place for me. My jamming skills and my improvisational skills have improved immensely as I've gone more solo, because I've had this opportunity. John Oates

Me Opportunity Gone Immensely Solo More Had Cruise Comfortable Because Improved Improvisational Jam Jamming Place Skills Actually

I used to love assemblies because it got me out of class. John Oates

Love Me Class Out Because Got To Love Used

I realized if I'm not really making an album, I don't have to be concerned about things like stylistic consistency, pacing, a coherent mood. All that stuff goes out the window. John Oates

Consistency Mood Out Window About Stuff Like Concerned Making Stylistic Goes Pacing Realized Really Things Album Coherent

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