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John Oates

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I wish I could see over crowds and small groups of people.


— John Oates


#crowds #groups #i #i wish #over

If Daryl stopped touring it would be a big part of him missing.


— John Oates


#him #missing #part #stopped #touring

If I stopped touring tomorrow, it wouldn't change my life.


— John Oates


#i #life #my life #stopped #tomorrow

If it wasn't for music, I doubt whether we'd be friends.


— John Oates


#friends #i #music #whether

If something that needs to be done that we don't feel confronting, we do it through the manager.


— John Oates


#done #feel #manager #needs #something

In our relationship, we don't have that situation. I don't require what he needs, and he doesn't require what I need. I know what I do; I have an amazing life that nobody knows about.


— John Oates


#amazing #amazing life #i #i do #know

Sometimes, it's just great to bring new people into the mix.


— John Oates


#great #into #just #mix #new

Swimming upstream in the music business is a hard thing to do.


— John Oates


#hard #hard thing #music #music business #swimming

The thing is, we've changed our style but we've never changed the actual roots of what we've done.


— John Oates


#changed #done #never #our #roots

To me, when a great band is playing together, it's amazing for me.


— John Oates


#band #great #me #playing #together






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Hall & Oates went on to record 21 albums (to date) which have sold over 80 million units worldwide making them arguably the most successful duo in pop–rock history. Oates was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004. Hall & Oates songs featuring John Oates on lead vocal
"Southeast City Window" from Whole Oats
"Thank You For.

Oates was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004. John William Oates (born April 7 1949) is an American rock R&B and soul guitarist musician songwriter and producer best known as half of the rock and soul duo Hall & Oates (with Daryl Hall). Oates whose main role in the duo was as guitarist co-wrote much of their output including "Sara Smile" (with Daryl Hall - a song that refers to Hall's then-girlfriend Sara Allen) "You Make My Dreams" (with Allen & Hall) "She's Gone" (with Hall) "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" (with Allen & Hall) "Maneater" (with Allen & Hall) "Out of Touch" (with Hall) and "Adult Education" (with Hall & Allen).

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