John Oates quotes

If you look over the years, the styles have changed - the clothes, the hair, the production, the approach to the songs. The icing to the cake has changed flavors. But if you really look at the cake itself, it's really the same. (John Oates)
I have a great family, I live an amazing life. View quote
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You don't want to pitch a tent and live inside the Louvre. You want to check it out, appreciate it, and move somewhere else. View quote
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A good mustache makes a man for many reasons. View quote
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You have to know when to strike and when to retreat. View quote
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My mustache has become this weird iconic representation of a certain era. View quote
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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. View quote
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There's all sorts of soul. There's Irish soul and Native American soul. If it touches you and moves you, it's soul. View quote
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To me, when a great band is playing together, it's amazing for me. View quote
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Sometimes, it's just great to bring new people into the mix. View quote
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The bricks and mortar of the music business, they don't exist any longer. (John Oates)
If Daryl stopped touring it would be a big part of him missing. View quote
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We collaborate together. We work with other people. We work by ourselves. View quote
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You may be embarrassed about the way you looked and the wacky clothes you wore when you were young, but normally, at least it's hidden in a box in the attic. View quote
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Swimming upstream in the music business is a hard thing to do. View quote
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My guitar playing is a synthesis of traditional American acoustic style and Urban Pop and RB. View quote
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I love what Alabama Shakes is doing - it's kind of like what grunge did to rock 'n' roll, they're doing to R&B. View quote
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I'd like to do something with the Avett Brothers. View quote
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The first record I bought myself could have been 'Oh Lonesome Me' by Don Gibson or 'Wake Up Little Susie' by the Everly Brothers. View quote
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'Maneater' is about N.Y.C. in the '80s. It's about greed, avarice, and spoiled riches. View quote
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Jam Cruise is actually a comfortable place for me. My jamming skills and my improvisational skills have improved immensely as I've gone more solo, because I've had this opportunity. (John Oates)
I couldn't wait to grow a mustache. I stopped shaving my upper lip the day I graduated from high school. View quote
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We've been together since we've been teenagers. I can go away and disappear for two years, and when we get back together, it's like nothing ever has changed. View quote
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If I stopped touring tomorrow, it wouldn't change my life. View quote
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The thing is, we've changed our style but we've never changed the actual roots of what we've done. View quote
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John Oates

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Occupation: American Musician
Born: April 7, 1949
Quotes count: 25