John Oates Quotes

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John Oates

Profession : Musician

Birth : April 7, 1948

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.

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

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Well, because we're so different as people. And it's that difference that probably also makes it easy to stay together, because we don't get in each others way.

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

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

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I do a lot of things behind the scenes. I do a lot of things that don't hit the headlines.

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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.

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I like playing on stage, don't get me wrong.

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We collaborate together. We work with other people. We work by ourselves.

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

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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.

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

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Well, before we met I had heard and seen him sing so I knew he was good.

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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.

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We should have an easier name to pronounce.

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I couldn't begin to name names... in general I have found racers to be some of the most competitive people on the planet... and some of the nicest as well.

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Dick Clark's 'American Bandstand' spread the gospel of American pop music and teenage style that transcended the regional boundaries of our country and united a youth culture that eventually spread its message throughout the entire world.

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With his passing, Dick Clark deserves to take his place at the top in the pantheon of popular culture icons.

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You don't wanna be around your family constantly.

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I'm bad at math.

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