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In the days when regional music was very clearly defined and had a clear personality - Memphis, Detroit, Chicago, whatever - Philadelphia had a tradition that was very distinct and unique.

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I get to play with all these different players who don't necessarily approach music always the same way that I might. So I learn a lot.

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I sense people respond more to the honest approach to making music instead of the manufactured approach.

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There's all sorts of soul. There's Irish soul and Native American soul. If it touches you and moves you, it's soul.

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When my song came on the radio for the first time, that was one of the heaviest things I remember.

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There isn't one album that says 'Hall & Oates.' It's always 'Daryl Hall and John Oates.' From the very beginning. People never note that. The idea of 'Hall & Oates,' this two-headed monster, this thing, is not anything we've ever wanted or liked.

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

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When you really can't affect something, you almost don't wanna wish too hard, because it's just frustrating.

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You don't want to pitch a tent and live inside the Louvre. You want to check it out, appreciate it, and move somewhere else.

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I never finish a show without singing 'She's Gone.'

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: April 7th, 1948

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