‘Those things complement each other’: John Oates on the secret to Hall and Oates’ longevity
What gives them this iron-clad durability, not to mention musical depth?
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‘A classic album that is really timeless’: John Oates picks his favorite Hall and Oates moment
“I like some of the more obscure records,” John Oates admits.
‘They really do endure’: How do Hall and Oates keep their hits fresh on stage?
Hall and Oates wrote the songs. But that’s not who gives them new life in concert.
The time John Oates almost gave away a Hall and Oates charttopper: ‘Man, you’re out of your mind!’
John Oates had started writing it for one of their main influences.
‘I was like, what is this?’: Opening for David Bowie was memorable for Hall and Oates – sort of
Along the way, Hall and Oates gathered a highlight reel of hilarity.
‘Two individual artists working together’: Actually, they were never really ‘Hall and Oates’
Turns out, Hall and Oates were hinting at solo careers to come from the first.
‘We’d create some sort of magic’: If Hall and Oates record again, it would be in a whole new way
“The whole idea of making an album,” John Oates says, “is really old-fashioned.”
Hall and Oates emerged stronger from their 1980s hey day: ‘The demands were so great’
“The ’80s,” John Oates admits, “weren’t as much fun as you might think.”
‘More like brothers than actual friends’: The complicated, but enduring, partnership that is Hall and Oates
Forever linked by music, and by their band name, each is actually very different.
For Hall and Oates, appearing on Soul Train was a signature moment: ‘Anybody who was anybody’
“An amazing show,” John Oates says, “that perfectly captured the R&B music of that era.”
