John Oates shoots down Hall & Oates reunion and says he has “moved on”
13.04.2024 - 22:41
/ nme.com
John Oates has dismissed a future Hall & Oates reunion saying he has “moved on”.It comes after Daryl Hall said he was suing Oates after claiming that he was left “blindsided” by his plan to sell a business stake last November – while the latter described the claims as “inaccurate”.In a new interview with Rolling Stone, when asked if an official end date should be added to the career of one of the most successful pop duos of all time?, Oates said: “You can ask Daryl the same question. But, yes. As far as I’m concerned, I’ve moved on.
I feel like I have a new lease on my creative life.”He continued: “A good friend of mine said something to me when this was all starting. He said, ‘John, you were a musician before you met Daryl, and you’re still a musician. You’re an individual.’ And Daryl and I have always called ourselves Daryl Hall and John Oates, because we always wanted to be perceived as two individuals who work together.
That was very important to us. If you look at the albums, you’ll see that on every album. And so this is the ultimate expression of that.”Although he is not open to a reunion, Oates said he would be open to repairing their friendship in the future.
He added: “I’m always open for that. Daryl Hall is an amazing individual. He is one of the great, great songwriters of all time, and without a doubt, one of the great singers of all time.
I would never say anything negative about him.“But we have a different strategy for our lives, and we have a different strategy for our business lives as well as our personal lives. And that’s that, so be it. We’re old guys.
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