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John Oates
John Oates
American Musician
Born: Apr 7, 1948
Me Music People Think Together You
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I think social media is so important; the young bands have certainly embraced that and used that to their advantage. John Oates
Social Media Important Young Think Embraced Advantage Bands Social Used Certainly Media
Personally, I've never really wanted to be a rock star. That wasn't my motivation in life. It kind of happened. John Oates
Life Kind Never Rock Rock Star Motivation Wanted Happened Personally Really Star
The Katy Perry stuff, those are great songs. John Oates
Great Those Songs Great Songs Stuff Perry Katy Perry
Back in the early '90s, I started going to Nashville to do a lot of co-writes. One of the first people I met there was Keith Follese. Keith and his wife Adrienne are both songwriters, and we wrote some songs together. John Oates
Together People Wife First Met Back Some Both Songs Songwriters Wrote First People Nashville His Lot Going Early Started
If anyone looks back to the '70s, '80s with nostalgic rosy colored glasses and goes, 'Well, everything was awesome.' No, everything was not awesome! John Oates
Glasses Awesome Back Everything Colored Well Looks Goes Anyone Nostalgic Rosy
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
Time You Made Whatever Once Out Record Make Forever Done Happening Again Moment Need
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
Music Guitar Job College Considered Only Had Category Still Falls Did Same Which While Might Teaching Ever Playing
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. John Oates
Time Good Great You Song Care Cole Porter Elton Elton John John Recorded Points Retain Songs Great Songs Know Makes Still Test George Gershwin Essence Dylan Them Bob Bob Dylan Stand View Many Whoever Porter Interpreted
I think the key to making records generally is to make 'em for yourself, regardless of the climate in the business. John Oates
Business Yourself Key Think Records Generally Make Making Climate Regardless
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
Music Creative People Picture Big Think Way Ability Seeing Lot Get Big Picture Egos Fields
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
Honestly Easy Through Hall Material Years Years And Years Same After Show Coast Playing
My guitar playing is a synthesis of traditional American acoustic style and Urban Pop and R&B. John Oates
Guitar Style Synthesis Guitar Playing Traditional American Urban Acoustic Pop Playing
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. John Oates
Love Kind Shakes Like Rock Doing Rock-N-Roll Did Roll Alabama Grunge
My songwriting has evolved, just as I've evolved as a person. John Oates
Evolved Songwriting Person Just
I was singing when I was two years old, and my parents were very supportive, but they weren't musicians themselves. John Oates
Musicians Old Parents Singing Supportive Were Years Very Themselves Two
You've got to pay me to leave my house, spend the night in hotels and fly in airplanes. That's what I get paid for. Playing I actually do for free. John Oates
Me You Fly Free Pay Spend Airplane Hotels House Got Leave Get Paid Actually Playing Night
I don't listen to music. I very rarely listen to music. I only listen for information. I listen when a friend sends me a song or a new record. John Oates
Music Me Song Rarely Record Only New Friend Very Sends Listen Information
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