Daryl Hall
Daryl Hall
Daryl Franklin Hohl, better known by his stage name Daryl Hall, is an American rock, R&B, and soul singer; keyboardist, guitarist, songwriter, and producer, best known as the co-founder and lead vocalist of Hall & Oates...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth11 October 1946
CityPottstown, PA
CountryUnited States of America
amount call certain companies courage indie outrageous record screw success takes whatever
If you are a superstar, or whatever you want to call yourself, a person who's had outrageous success, and you decide to go indie and tell the record companies to screw themselves? That takes a certain amount of courage. And bullheadedness, really.
caught diseases fairly four stuff treated
I have four different diseases I'm being treated for, and I got lucky. I caught it fairly early. Neurologically, it does stuff to people. It's really nasty.
advocating crossover music
I'd like to see more crossover between white and black music. That's something I've been advocating for years.
career funny solo
Having a solo career is a funny thing.
extreme
You externalise extreme emotions, and you look at them objectively and understand them from a different standpoint.
voice
As I got older, my voice got better.
green bob matter
Everybody who I ever cared about has told me that they like my music: Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Al Green, The Spinners, Smokey Robinson. Everybody that matters.
artist trying cliche
Most artists try to avoid cliches, but it's pretty hard to avoid them if you yourself end up being one.
black black-music
What I do isn't black music; it's just my music.
teenager mean waiting
I was just like a 21st century person waiting to be born, and this is the medium that I thrive in. And I feel stronger now than I did any time since I've been a teenager - I mean, musically, creatively.
hero singers influence
Smokey Robinson is one of my heroes as a singer and songwriter; a major influence on my own music from the very start.
way comfortable
I have to say I have never been comfortable with somebody else telling me what to do - in any way.
song trying singers
As a singer, I float around. I'm kind of scatty, bouncing around a lot. I try to adapt to what's going on around me in the song and the arrangement.
cousin circles wife
Yes, I travel in unusual circles. George Osborne and his wife Frances are my cousins.