There's always a personal satisfaction in writing a song by yourself. You get the inspiration, and see it through, and you're done.… — John Oates Copy Share Image
I think in music and a lot of creative fields, people's egos get in the way of their ability of seeing the… — John Oates Copy Share Image
Well, because we're so different as people. And it's that difference that probably also makes it easy to stay together, because we… — John Oates Copy Share Image
You've got to pay me to leave my house, spend the night in hotels and fly in airplanes. That's what I get… — John Oates Copy Share Image
I get to play with all these different players who don't necessarily approach music always the same way that I might. So… — John Oates Copy Share Image
There's all sorts of soul. There's Irish soul and Native American soul. If it touches you and moves you, it's soul. — John Oates Copy Share Image
'Maneater' is about N.Y.C. in the '80s. It's about greed, avarice, and spoiled riches. — John Oates Copy Share Image
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… — John Oates Copy Share Image
If anyone looks back to the '70s, '80s with nostalgic rosy colored glasses and goes, 'Well, everything was awesome.' No, everything was not awesome! — John Oates Copy Share Image
I think the key to making records generally is to make 'em for yourself, regardless of the climate in the business. — John Oates Copy Share Image
Personally, I've never really wanted to be a rock star. That wasn't my motivation in life. It kind of happened. — John Oates Copy Share Image
When I graduated from college in the spring of 1970, I decided to hitchhike around Europe with my guitar and my backpack. I was… — John Oates Copy Share Image
When albums gave way to CDs, people re-discovered their collection through their CDs. — John Oates Copy Share Image
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… — John Oates Copy Share Image
