John Oates Quotes

If you look over the years, the styles have changed - the clothes, the hair, the production, the approach to the songs. The icing to the cake has changed flavors. But if you really look at the cake itself, it's really the same.
John Oates

Birthday, Same, Hair

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.
John Oates

Nothing, Together, Two

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.
John Oates

Together, Different, Others

It's the music that brings us together.
John Oates

Music, Together, Brings

You have to know when to strike and when to retreat.
John Oates

Strike, Retreat

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.
John Oates

Found, Name, General

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

Behind, Hit, Headlines

I have a great family, I live an amazing life.
John Oates

Life, Family, Great

I just like playing with the band and doing what I do.
John Oates

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

Wrong, Playing, Stage

I think people were just starving for good material because they just weren't getting it on the radio.
John Oates

Good, Getting, Material

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.
John Oates

Music, Friends, Small

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

Small, Wish, Groups

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

Him, Big, Missing

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

Life, Change, Tomorrow

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

Music, Doubt, Friends

If something that needs to be done that we don't feel confronting, we do it through the manager.
John Oates

Done, Through, Needs

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.
John Oates

Life, Amazing, Situation

Sometimes, it's just great to bring new people into the mix.
John Oates

Great, Sometimes, Bring

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

Music, Business, Hard

The thing is, we've changed our style but we've never changed the actual roots of what we've done.
John Oates

Done, Style, Changed

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

Amazing, Great, Together

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

Work, Together, Ourselves

We should have an easier name to pronounce.
John Oates

Name, Easier, Pronounce

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

Good, Him, Before

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Nationality: American

Born: April 7, 1948

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