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.
wide
I have such a wide variety of tastes in things that I like musically.
fortunate hall lets position whatever
I'm really in such a fortunate position to have that foundation with Hall and Oates that lets me do whatever I want. That's the dream of a lot of creative people, and I don't take it for granted. I try to make the most of it.
road together travel turn
The thing is that we travel so much together that it wouldn't be a vacation. You get off the road and you're going to turn around and travel again?
collection european goes late pouring racing road scene track
I read and fantasized about the European racing scene by pouring over my old collection of Road and Track that goes back to the late 40's.
glad meet outside record sing somebody town
I was just glad to meet somebody outside of my group of small town friends who was into music. Somebody else who had aspirations to do something more than sing at a record hop.
acoustic dated great played production recording songs style timeless
The idea was to take these great songs, take them out of their production style and their dated recording style, and show them for the songs that they are--as if you had just played them on an acoustic guitar. It's all about timeless songwriting, really.
happening time whatever
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.
spoiled
'Maneater' is about N.Y.C. in the '80s. It's about greed, avarice, and spoiled riches.
background fifteen german grew kids local looked miles
I grew up in Pennsylvania, only fifteen miles away from Daryl where all the local kids with a German background looked like he did.
music rarely sends song
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.
enjoy great likes performance playing require
I don't require what Daryl requires. He likes the performance a lot more than I do. I enjoy playing with a great band. I don't need to tour.
music players
I get to play with all these different players who don't necessarily approach music always the same way that I might. So I learn a lot.
bob care elton essence george good great points porter recorded retain songs stand test time
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.