John Oates
John Oates
John William Oates is an American rock, R&B and soul guitarist, musician, songwriter and record producer best known as half of the rock and soul duo, Hall & Oates...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth7 April 1948
CountryUnited States of America
decided europe four gone graduated
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.
knew met seen
Well, before we met I had heard and seen him sing so I knew he was good.
others stay
Well, because we're so different as people. And it's that difference that probably also makes it easy to stay together, because we don't get in each others way.
affect almost wanna wish
When you really can't affect something, you almost don't wanna wish too hard, because it's just frustrating.
considered falls job might music playing teaching
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.
actual decided hall inner open rock roll
When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame decided to open up the voting beyond their inner circle, to the actual fans, that's when I think everything changed.
almost coming might point understand visibility
We've never been apart, ... The whole time, we've been working and recording. So it's not about coming back. It's about continuing. I understand why (some people) might think we had disappeared. Our visibility has been almost nil. But the point is, we're a working band.
spoiled
'Maneater' is about N.Y.C. in the '80s. It's about greed, avarice, and spoiled riches.