--- title: "3 John Quotes By John Oates" description: "3 John quotes by John Oates. Plus more from John Oates and more John sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0d/john-oates-7355_bob_i-don-t-care-if-it-s-a-cole-porter-song_276628.jpg" --- > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/i-don-t-care-if-it-s-a-cole-porter-song-or-george-gershwin-or-lennon/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0d/john-oates-7355_bob_i-don-t-care-if-it-s-a-cole-porter-song_276628.jpg) > [The mustache represented the old John; I didn't want to be that guy anymore, so I shaved it off. It was ritualistic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/the-mustache-represented-the-old-john-i-didn-t-want-to-be-that-guy/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba0/john-oates-7355_anymore_the-mustache-represented-the-old-john-i_2930587.jpg) > [There isn't one album that says 'Hall & Oates.' It's always 'Daryl Hall and John Oates.' From the very beginning. People never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/there-isn-t-one-album-that-says-hall-oates-it-s-always-daryl-hall-and/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e84/john-oates-7355_album_there-isn-t-one-album-that-says-hall-oat_3166358.jpg) ## Other authors on John ## More by John Oates > [There's all sorts of soul. There's Irish soul and Native American soul. If it touches you and moves you, it's soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/there-s-all-sorts-of-soul-there-s-irish-soul-and-native-american-soul/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [I wish I could see over crowds and small groups of people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/i-wish-i-could-see-over-crowds-and-small-groups-of-people/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > ['Maneater' is about N.Y.C. in the '80s. It's about greed, avarice, and spoiled riches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/maneater-is-about-n-y-c-in-the-80s-it-s-about-greed-avarice-and/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/i-think-it-s-kind-of-difficult-to-write-a-good-christmas-song-because/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [If anyone looks back to the '70s, '80s with nostalgic rosy colored glasses and goes, 'Well, everything was awesome.' No, everything was not awesome!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/if-anyone-looks-back-to-the-70s-80s-with-nostalgic-rosy-colored/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [I think the key to making records generally is to make 'em for yourself, regardless of the climate in the business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/i-think-the-key-to-making-records-generally-is-to-make-em-for/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [Personally, I've never really wanted to be a rock star. That wasn't my motivation in life. It kind of happened.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/personally-i-ve-never-really-wanted-to-be-a-rock-star-that-wasn-t-my/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [When I graduated from college in the spring of 1970, I decided to hitchhike around Europe with my guitar and my backpack. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/when-i-graduated-from-college-in-the-spring-of-1970-i-decided-to/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [When albums gave way to CDs, people re-discovered their collection through their CDs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/when-albums-gave-way-to-cds-people-re-discovered-their-collection/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/i-don-t-care-if-it-s-a-cole-porter-song-or-george-gershwin-or-lennon/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [To me, when a great band is playing together, it's amazing for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/to-me-when-a-great-band-is-playing-together-it-s-amazing-for-me/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [We should have an easier name to pronounce.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/we-should-have-an-easier-name-to-pronounce/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [A good mustache makes a man for many reasons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/a-good-mustache-makes-a-man-for-many-reasons/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [I like playing on stage, don't get me wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/i-like-playing-on-stage-don-t-get-me-wrong/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [The world has accelerated to the point that, as far as the album as a form, I don't know if it's going to last…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/the-world-has-accelerated-to-the-point-that-as-far-as-the-album-as-a/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/john/john-oates/#itemlist", "name": "3 John Quotes By John Oates", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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. 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