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27.12.2023 - 15:25 / nypost.com
The Hall & Oates musician — who is entangled in a legal dispute with former music partner Daryl Hall — has “moved on” from the band.“I don’t like to live in the past,” Oates said during a recent podcast appearance on David Yontef’s Behind the Velvet Rope. “I make the analogy of what it’s like when you go to a great museum and you’re really excited to go and see all the beautiful paintings or the exhibits or whatever it might be, and then near the end, your feet start to hurt and you say, ‘You know what? I can’t wait to get out of here.’ That’s kind of how I feel about it.”Oates, 75, and Hall, 77, met as undergrads at Temple University in Philadelphia.
They released their debut album, “Whole Oats,” in 1972, and are best known for hits such as “Maneater” and “Rich Girl.” They were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.Despite their success, Oates described their early years as “very intense” due to their busy schedules.“There was no time for reflection. It was a lot of business demands, a lot of heavy demands… Daryl and I were at the top of the pop world.
We had number-one record after number-one record. We were traveling around the world constantly,” he explained.
“Everyone thinks that that was probably the high point of my life, but to be honest with you, it actually wasn’t my favorite time.”He added: “It’s just a matter of living in my present.”The present, however, isn’t positive between the musicians. Last month, Hall accused Oates of ambushing him with plans to sell Oates’ half of their company, Whole Oats Enterprises, LLP, to Primary Wave, a prominent music publishing company.On Nov.
16, Hall filed a lawsuit (with his organization, the Daryl Hall Revocable Trust, suing Oates’ trust, the John W. Oates
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John Oates has reflected on his musical partnership with Daryl Hall amid their ongoing legal battle.Back in November, Hall said he was suing Oates after claiming that he was left “blindsided” by his plan to sell a business stake – while the latter described the claims as “inaccurate”.In a court statement about Oates’ alleged breach of their business partnership agreement, Hall accused his bandmate of making a “completely clandestine and bad faith move” by trying to sell a share of their business without consent.In November it was revealed that Hall was granted a restraining order against his longtime former musical partner, though details of their legal dispute were unknown at the time.Now, Oates has reflected on their working relationship in a new podcast, sharing that their music “will stand the test of time”, but he has also “moved on”.Speaking on David Yontef’s Behind the Velvet Rope, Oates said (via Variety): “You can’t ignore the fact that the Hall & Oates catalogue of hits and the 50-year career will always trump almost anything that Daryl does on his own or I do on my own, which is okay because I’m very proud of that music.He added: “I’m really proud of what Daryl and I created together.”Oates said that he doesn’t like to “live in the past”, adding: “I make the analogy of what it’s like when you go to a great museum and you’re really excited to go and see all the beautiful paintings or the exhibits or whatever it might be, and then near the end, your feet start to hurt and you say, ‘You know what? I can’t wait to get out of here.’ That’s kind of how I feel about it.”He continued: “It’s just a matter of living in my present.”The pair met in a lift at the Adelphi Ballroom back in 1967, before forming Hall & Oates
Thania Garcia John Oates, one-half of the successful rock duo Daryl Hall & John Oates, has opened up about his partnership with his ex-bandmate amid their ongoing legal debates. Oates and Hall have been in the news recently over Oates’ attempt to sell his share of their joint venture.
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