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
good hear people realistic realized substance time
I think we realized this is a good time now because people really do want to hear some realistic songs, something that has some substance to it.
album felt knew ourselves perceived time
I think we've always prided ourselves and perceived ourselves as songwriters, so it wasn't an album that we felt we had to do, ... But we knew that some day we'll do an album like that, and it will be fun. That's what it was really about. It was just the right time to do it.
christmas difficult framework good hopefully narrow original personally references somewhat song time work
I think it's kind of difficult to write a good Christmas song because you have a narrow framework of references that you have to work within, and at the same time you want to do something that's personally original and hopefully somewhat unique.
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.
came heaviest radio time
When my song came on the radio for the first time, that was one of the heaviest things I remember.
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.
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.
connection either personal realized songs
I think what we realized was that we would do songs that either had a personal connection to us or a professional connection to us,
desires heads people relationships
Most relationships where two people have the same motivation, needs, desires and requirements... there's usually a butting of heads at one point.
good people starving
I think people were just starving for good material because they just weren't getting it on the radio.
contrast delicate lives personal step terms
The contrast is that we're very different people, in terms of our personal lives and our personalities. We don't step on each other's toes. It's a delicate balance.
classics people songs stuff
We get a lot of the new songs in, but we play a lot of the old classics and even some stuff that people don't expect,
changed decline major system
The decline of the major labels has changed the audience. They aren't force-fed by a system any more. They can make their own decisions.
knew met seen
Well, before we met I had heard and seen him sing so I knew he was good.