John Oates

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John William Oates is an American musician best known as one half of the rock and soul duo Hall & Oates, alongside Daryl Hall. He has worked across rock, R&B, and soul as a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. His career is tied to the sound and success of Hall & Oates, where his work as a performer and songwriter helped shape the duo’s place in popular music. His wider musical identity spans several related genres, with credit given to both his playing and his studio work.

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

REFLECTIONS

“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.”

MUSIC

“I've been asked to do various types of cruises.”

CRUISES

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

SWIMMING MUSIC

“I never finish a show without singing 'She's Gone.'”

REFLECTIONS

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

CHANGE

“I used to love assemblies because it got me out of class.”

LOVE

“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.”

FRIENDSHIP MUSIC

“I was born at the beginning of rock and roll. I got to experience the entire evolution of popular rock and roll music even before it started.”

EVOLUTION MUSIC