Begin Quote 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.

— John Oates

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

— John Oates

'Maneater' is about N.Y.C. in the '80s. It's about greed, avarice, and spoiled riches.

— 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…

— 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!

— John Oates

I think the key to making records generally is to make 'em for yourself, regardless of the climate in the business.

— John Oates

Personally, I've never really wanted to be a rock star. That wasn't my motivation in life. It kind of happened.

— 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…

— John Oates

When albums gave way to CDs, people re-discovered their collection through their CDs.

— 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…

— John Oates

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

— John Oates

We should have an easier name to pronounce.

— John Oates